47 Quotes by Oliver Herford

To babble is to make a feminine noise somewhat resembling the sound of a brook, but with less meaning.

Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony.

Gather kittens while you may, Time brings only sorrow; And the kittens of today; Will be old cats tomorrow.

Diplomacy is living in state.

A pest is a person who can talk like an encyclopedia, and does.

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

Only the young die good.

Song is the licensed medium for bawling in public things too silly or sacred to be uttered in ordinary speech.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.