Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857) was an English dramatist and writer. (wikipedia)
Never have a friend that's poorer than yourself
Nothing can be truer than fairy wisdom. It is as true as sunbeams.
Treason is like diamonds; there is nothing to be made by the small trader.
In this world truth can wait; she's used to it.
Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it.
Some people are so fond of bad luck they run half way to meet it.
That fellow would vulgarize the day of judgment
If you tickle the earth with a hoe she laughs with a harvest
Sir, you are like a pin, but without either its head or its point.
He is one of those wise philanthropists who in a time of famine would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks
