Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerroldwas an English dramatist and writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth3 January 1803
coquetry coquette victim
A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.
employment
The sharp employ the sharp.
sea france england
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.
waiting world used
In this world truth can wait; she is used to it.
moon men looks
A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that 'ancient institution' the old one.
gambling funeral doe
I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family.
voting vote election-day
Don't buy a single vote more than necessary.
snakes creeps slander
If slander be a snake, it is a winged one - it flies as well as creeps.
quality-not-quantity quality quantity
Quality, not quantity, is my measure.
growth opinion dogmatism
Dogmation is puppyism come to its full growth.
medicine bread pills
A pill that the present moment is daily bread to thousands.
nice fancy modesty
Modesty is a bright dish-cover, which makes us fancy there is something very nice underneath it.
causes misery kind
Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery.
agents world ink
The blackest of fluid is used as an agent to enlighten the world.