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• The surest way to hit a woman's heart is to take aim kneeling. Douglas Jerrold
• He is one of those wise philanthropists who in a time of famine would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.
  -- Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) -- Douglas Jerrold's Wi...
• The nobleman of the garden. -- Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) -- The Pineapple
• Never have a friend that's poorer than yourself. -- Douglas Jerrold
• That fellow would vulgarize the day of judgment. -- Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) -- A Comic Autho
• Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it.
  -- Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) -- Meeting Troubles Half-way...
• If I were a grave-digger or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
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• A blessed companion is a book,--a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.
  -- Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) -- Book...
• As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate;" and the water, put nought in in malice.
  -- Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) -- Shakespeare Grog...