Quotes By Oliver Herford

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

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

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

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

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

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

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

Only the young die good.

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

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

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

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

Many are called but few get up.

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

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