Quote#Death
The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were…
Quote byDouglas William Jerrold · 1803–1857
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ugly Trades, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
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.
— Douglas William Jerrold
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