Maxioms by Douglas Jerrold
As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate"; and the water, put nought
in in malice.
As for the brandy, "nothing extenuate"; and the water, put nought
in in malice.
The life of the husbandman,--a life led by the bounty of earth
and sweetened by the airs of heaven.
The life of the husbandman,--a life led by the bounty of earth
and sweetened by the airs of heaven.
A pill that the present moment is daily bread to thousands.
A pill that the present moment is daily bread to thousands.
Treason is like diamonds; there is nothing to be made by the small trader.
Treason is like diamonds; there is nothing to be made by the small trader.
Reputations, like beavers and cloaks, shall last some people
twice the time of others.
Reputations, like beavers and cloaks, shall last some people
twice the time of others.
