Quotes from Douglas William Jerrold

There are some people as obtuse in recognizing an argument as they are in appreciating wit. You couldn't drive it into their heads with a hammer.

Keep your eyes and ears open, if you desire to get on in the world.

I never hear the rattling of dice that it does not sound to me like the funeral bell of the whole family.

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.

After all there is something about a wedding-gown prettier than in any other gown in the world.