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.
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.
quality-not-quantity quality quantity
Quality, not quantity, is my measure.