A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
- Oliver Herford
Moss, Rolling, Rolling Stone, Gains
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, Doing, Very, Practices
Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
- Oliver Herford
Lie, About, Would, Tact
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, Address, Darling, Opposite Sex
Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.
- Oliver Herford
Haste, Returned, Manuscript, Submitted
A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
- Oliver Herford
Funny, Mind, She, Cleaner
The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.
- Oliver Herford
Irish, Seen, Gave, Joke
A man is known by the silence he keeps.
- Oliver Herford
Silence, Man, Known, Keeps
Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.
- Oliver Herford
Pet, Cat, Human Beings, Mice
Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
- Oliver Herford
Art, Aware, Enhancing, Modesty
Many are called but few get up.
- Oliver Herford
Motivational, Get, Up, Few
Age, like distance lends a double charm.
- Oliver Herford
Distance, Charm, Like, Lends
What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan.
- Oliver Herford
Always, Fan, Wanted, Throw
There is always room at the top - after the investigation.
- Oliver Herford
Top, Always, After, Investigation
When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.
- Oliver Herford
Boston, Always, Abroad, Pleasant
Only the young die good.
- Oliver Herford
Die, Young, Only, Good
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