We love peace, as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive of the manhood of living man, than war is destructive to his material body. Chains are worse than bayonets.
Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857) English playwright and humorist
(Attributed)
(Source)
In Blanchard Gerrold (ed.), Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's Wit (1858)
Quotations by:
Jerrold, Douglas
Taking off his hat and smoothing the wrinkles of his brow, Topps said, ‘Humph! what is dogmatism? Why, it is this, of course: dogmatism is puppyism come to its full growth.’
Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857) English playwright and humorist
A Man Made of Money, ch. 21 (1849)
(Source)Variations / paraphrases found elsewhere:
- "Dogmatism is puppyism full grown."
- "Dogmatism is puppyism gone to seed."
Yes, it’s all very well to talk about fortunes made in no time: they’re like shirts made in no time — it’s ten to one if they hang long together.
Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857) English playwright and humorist
Mrs. Caudle’s Curtain Lectures, Lecture 23 (1866)
(Source)
To reform man was a tedious and uncertain labor: now hanging was the sure work of a minute.
Douglas William Jerrold (1803–1857) English playwright and humorist
The History of St. Giles and St. James, ch. 15 (1845)