More from Douglas William Jerrold

  1. Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the steps.
  2. The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney.
  3. Self-defense is the clearest of all laws; and for this reason - the lawyers didn't make it.
  4. As for the brandy, 'nothing extenuate;' and the water, put nought in it malice.
  5. He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad.
  6. A blessed companion is a book,-a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.
  7. The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work …
  8. Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.

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