Reputations, like beavers and cloaks, shall last some people twice the time of others. — Douglas William Jerrold
Some of ’em [virtues] like extinct volcanoes, with a strong memory or fire and brimstone. — Douglas William Jerrold
A man never so beautifully shows his own strength as when he respects a woman’s softness. — Douglas William Jerrold
Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. — Douglas William Jerrold
Patience is the strongest of strong drinks; for it kills the giant despair. — Douglas William Jerrold
Intemperance is the epitome of every crime, the cause of every kind of misery. — Douglas William Jerrold