Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerroldwas an English dramatist and writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth3 January 1803
hit men-and-women surest
The surest way to hit a woman's heart is to take aim kneeling.
snakes may thorns
Duty, though set about by thorns, may still be made a staff supporting even while it tortures. Cast it away, and, like the prophet's wand, it changes to a snake.
beer questionable
That questionable superfluity small beer.
gravity convincing
Gravity is more suggestive than convincing.
rogues lost
Rogues are prone to find things before they are lost.
patience strong despair
Patience is the strongest of strong drinks; for it kills the giant despair.
first-love second-chance firsts
I would like to have a second chance at my first love.
time educational long
Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together.
coquetry coquette victim
A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.
employment
The sharp employ the sharp.
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.
snakes creeps slander
If slander be a snake, it is a winged one - it flies as well as creeps.