Oliver Herford Quotes

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

Funny, Mind, Woman

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

Stone, Rolling, Gains

A man is known by the silence he keeps.
Oliver Herford

Silence, Known, Keeps

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

Pet, Human, Lion

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

Love, Money, Hope

Many are called but few get up.
Oliver Herford

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

Joke, Seen, Irish

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

Sex, Remember, Cannot

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

Wanted, Ambition, Fan

Age, like distance lends a double charm.
Oliver Herford

Age, Distance, Charm

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.
Oliver Herford

Haste, Leisure, Manuscript

Only the young die good.
Oliver Herford

Good, Die, Young

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

Lie, Others, Tact

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

Place, Away, Pleasant

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

Art, Pretending, Modesty

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

After, Top, Room

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: 1863

Died: 1935

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