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Douglas William Jerrold
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Douglas William Jerrold
Age: 54 †
Born: 1803
Born: January 1
Died: 1857
Died: January 1
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There is peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body.
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Fix yourself upon the wealthy. In a word, take this for a golden rule through life: Never, never have a friend that is poorer than yourself.
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We are all slaves to the shining metal.
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Quality, not quantity, is my measure.
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Some of 'em [virtues] like extinct volcanoes, with a strong memory or fire and brimstone.
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Religion is in the heart, not in the knees.
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A pill that the present moment is daily bread to thousands.
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Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.
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A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.
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Wishes, at least, are the easy pleasures of the poor.
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What a fine-looking thing is war! Yet, dress it as we may, dress and feather it, daub it with gold, huzza it, and sing swaggering songs about it,--what is it, nine times out of ten, but murder in uniform!
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