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Douglas William Jerrold quotes

English Playwright January 3, 1803 – June 8, 1857

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Douglas William Jerrold quote: "Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in..."
Love's like the measles - all the worse when it comes late in life. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "We love peace, but not peace at any price."
We love peace, but not peace at any price. Douglas William Jerrold
A blessed companion is a book--a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend...a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into your own. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked..."
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "The best thing I know between France and England is the sea."
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea. Douglas William Jerrold
Readers are of two sorts: one who goes carefully through a book, and the other who as carefully lets the book go through him. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's..."
Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "Marriage is like wine. It is not be properly judged until the..."
Marriage is like wine. It is not be properly judged until the second glass. Douglas William Jerrold
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. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man..."
There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to..."
Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to meet it. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "In this world truth can wait; she is used to it."
In this world truth can wait; she is used to it. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "Nothing can be truer than fairy wisdom. It is as true as..."
Nothing can be truer than fairy wisdom. It is as true as sunbeams. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon."
The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon. Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold quote: "The surest way to hit a woman's heart is to take aim kneeling."
The surest way to hit a woman's heart is to take aim kneeling. Douglas William Jerrold

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