Douglas William Jerrold

Who was Douglas William Jerrold?

Douglas William Jerrold was an English dramatist and writer.

Famous Quotes:

• The sharp employ the sharp.
• Love's like the measles; all the worse when it comes late in life.
• 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.
• Not peace at any price! Chains are worse than bayonets.
• The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.
• Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in stranger's gardens.
• Marriage is like wine. It is not properly judged until the second glass.
• He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing, but a supply of toothpicks.
• Even the worse of jobs has their pleasures, if I were a grave digger or a hangmen, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
• In this world truth can wait; she is used to it.