John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Douglas William Jerrold. (1803–1857) |
| 6213 |
| He is one of those wise philanthropists who in a time of famine would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. |
| Douglas Jerrold’s Wit. |
| 6214 |
| The surest way to hit a woman’s heart is to take aim kneeling. |
| Douglas Jerrold’s Wit. |
| 6215 |
| That fellow would vulgarize the day of judgment. |
| A comic Author. |
| 6216 |
| The best thing I know between France and England is the sea. |
| The Anglo-French Alliance. |
| 6217 |
| The life of the husbandman,—a life fed by the bounty of earth and sweetened by the airs of heaven. |
| The Husbandman’s Life. |
| 6218 |
| Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it. |
| Meeting Troubles half-way. |
| 6219 |
| Earth is here [Australia] so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. |
| A Land of Plenty. |
| 6220 |
| 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 for with a great deal of enjoyment. |
| Ugly Trades. |
| 6221 |
| A blessed companion is a book,—a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend. |
| Books. |
| 6222 |
| He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad. |
| A charitable Man. |
| 6223 |
| As for the brandy, “nothing extenuate;” and the water, put nought in it malice. |
| Shakespeare Grog. |
| 6224 |
| Talk to him of Jacob’s ladder, and he would ask the number of the steps. |
| A matter-of-fact Man. |
| 6225 |
| That questionable superfluity—small beer. |
| The Tragedy of the Till. |