Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerroldwas an English dramatist and writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth3 January 1803
beautiful heart simple
A piece of simple goodness--a letter gushing from the heart; a beautiful unstudied vindication of the worth and untiring sweetness of human nature--a record of the invulnerability of man, armed with high purpose, sanctified by truth.
men knaves reputation
That man is thought a dangerous knave, Or zealot plotting crime, Who for advancement of his kind Is wiser than his time.
people lasts reputation
Reputations, like beavers and cloaks, shall last some people twice the time of others.
coquetry coquette victim
A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.
literature littles gypsy
Literature, like a gypsy, to be picturesque, should be a little ragged.
baby nursing trouble
Troubles are like babies - they only grow by nursing.
running optimism people
Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to meet it.
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.
life rain passion
He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.
peace war men
There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.
happiness happy gratitude
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.
heart knees skinned-knees
Religion is in the heart, not in the knees.
waiting world used
In this world truth can wait; she is used to it.
sea france england
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.