Oliver Herford Professions : Writer Born : 1863 Died : July 5, 1935 Browse All Authors Top 37 quotes by Oliver Herford Many are called but few get up. Oliver Herford get-up inspirational A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish. Oliver Herford moss rolling deep-thought A man is known by the silence he keeps. Oliver Herford criminal-mind silence men A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often. Oliver Herford laughter sarcastic funny I heard a bird sing Oliver Herford dark spring sweet Some take their gold in minted mold, and some in harps thereafter, but give me mine in bubbles fine and keep the change in laughter. Oliver Herford laughter wine giving If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs. Oliver Herford society rights people The Elf and the Dormouse UNDER a toadstool crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter-maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two. Holding it over him, gaily he flew. Soon he was safe home, dry as could be. Soon woke the Dormouse-"Good gracious me!" "Where is my toadstool?" loud he lamented. -And that's how umbrellas first were invented. Oliver Herford rain home two There is always room at the top - after the investigation. Oliver Herford motivational-sales swimming rooms There are more fish taken out of a stream than ever were in it. Oliver Herford taken sea lakes 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 practice fame men I sometimes think the Pussy-Willows grey Oliver Herford cat angel thinking Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it. Oliver Herford modesty humility art What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan. Oliver Herford eggs fans ambition Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure. Oliver Herford drinking witty inspirational Tact is to lie about others as you would have them lie about you. Oliver Herford tact lying Age, like distance lends a double charm. Oliver Herford distance age time Children, behold the Chimpanzee: Oliver Herford age tree children Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony. Oliver Herford divorce marriage way Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. Oliver Herford hate dog love Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
