Top 12 Oliver Herford Quotes

American writer and illustrator (1863-1935)

Oliver Herford (December 3, 1863 – July 5, 1935) was an American humorous poet and illustrator.

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Birth Name: Oliver Brooke Herford

Alternative Names: Olivier Herford

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

Actresses will happen in the best-regulated families.

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

I don't recall your name, but your manners are familiar.

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

Only the young die good.

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

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's—she changes it oftener.

My wife has a whim of iron.

Diplomacy: Lying in state.

Many are called but few get up.

There is no time like the pleasant.