Douglas William Jerrold Quote

A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other time of the day.


Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's wit (ed. 1859)


A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other ...

A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other ...

A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other ...

A man, so to speak, who is not able to bow to his own conscience every morning is hardly in a condition to respectfully salute the world at any other ...