Jerome K. Jerome

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#fun #nothing #you

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#eternity #shadow #time #upon #world

It is easy enough to say that poverty is no crime. No; if it were men wouldn't be ashamed of it. It is a blunder, though, and is punished as such. A poor man is despised the whole world over. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#blunder #crime #despised #easy #enough

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#idling #impossible #plenty #thoroughly #unless

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#each #failings #faults #find #follies

But there, everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#died #down #drawbacks #everything #expenses

Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#conceit #finest #man #wear

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#best #course #exceptionally #good #liar

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the rest. ↗

— Jerome K. Jerome

#enough #foolish #grumble #rest #show