The oldest profession

Posted by Paul B Zumaran on May 28, 2006

I'd like to know the origin of the slightly chauvinist saying "prostitution is the oldest profession in the world". I understand this is a hard one to trace back for it appears in exactly this phrasing in many different languages and therefore it may not have originated in English.

• The oldest profession antiquary 28/May/06
  • The oldest profession ESC 28/May/06
    • What is the oldest profession? Lewis 30/May/06