Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerroldwas an English dramatist and writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth3 January 1803
curiosity ears tongue
O this itch of the ear, that breaks out at the tongue! Were not curiosity so over-busy, detraction would soon be starved to death.
money shining slave
We are all slaves to the shining metal.
names slugs world
Slugs crawl and crawl over our cabbages, like the world's slander over a good name. You may kill them, it is true; but there is the slime.
witty men fireworks
Women, somehow, have the same fear of witty men as of fireworks.
writing men long
A man is in no danger so long as he talks his love; but to write it is to impale himself on his own pothooks.
morning men world
A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other time of the day.
men credit pay
Wit, like money, bears an extra value when rung down immediately it is wanted. Men pay severely who require credit.
people world underworld
It takes all sorts of people to make a world.
god men said
God said, "Let us make man in our image." Man said, 'Let us make God in our image.
self law defense
Self-defense is the clearest of all laws; and for this reason - the lawyers didn't make it.
beer questionable
That questionable superfluity small beer.
men may attorney
The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney.
earthquakes rubbish england
If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.
appreciate people hammers
There are some people as obtuse in recognizing an argument as they are in appreciating wit. You couldn't drive it into their heads with a hammer.