Oliver Herford quotes

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's-she changes it oftener. (Oliver Herford)
Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.
Oliver Herford
Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Oliver Herford
Many are called but few get up.
Oliver Herford
Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember.
Oliver Herford
Age, like distance lends a double charm.
Oliver Herford
Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
Oliver Herford
Only the young die good.
Oliver Herford
There is no time like the pleasant.
Oliver Herford
My wife has a whim of iron.
Oliver Herford
Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure. (Oliver Herford)
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.
Oliver Herford
Diplomacy: Lying in state.
Oliver Herford
What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan.
Oliver Herford
A man is known by the silence he keeps.
Oliver Herford
When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.
Oliver Herford
Actresses will happen in the best-regulated families.
Oliver Herford
If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one; go ahead, get married.
Oliver Herford
A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
Oliver Herford
There is always room at the top - after the investigation.
Oliver Herford
I don't recall your name, but your manners are familiar. (Oliver Herford)
I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember. 'We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,' I heard a bird sing In the dark of December.
Oliver Herford
The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.
Oliver Herford
If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs.
Oliver Herford
An epicure is one who gets nothing better than the cream of everything but cheerfully makes the best of it.
Oliver Herford