The language of women should be luminous, but not voluminous. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share Image
We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share Image
A man is in no danger so long as he talks his love; but to write it is to impale himself on… — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share Image
Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
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… — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
Patience is the strongest of strong drinks; for it kills the giant despair. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
Modesty is a bright dish-cover, which makes us fancy there is something very nice underneath it. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
Reputations, like beavers and cloaks, shall last some people twice the time of others. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
That man is thought a dangerous knave, Or zealot plotting crime, Who for advancement of his kind Is wiser than his time. — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
A man is in no danger so long as he talks his love; but to write it is to impale himself on his own… — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share
