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Oliver Herford Quotes

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man s: She changes it more often.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.

Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember.

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

Many are called but few get up.

Modesty is the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Only the young die good.

Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

There is always room at the top - after the investigation.

What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan.

When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.