Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerroldwas an English dramatist and writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth3 January 1803
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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.
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.
quality-not-quantity quality quantity
Quality, not quantity, is my measure.
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.
agents world ink
The blackest of fluid is used as an agent to enlighten the world.