Many are called but few get up.

Quote by Oliver Herford

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Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite...

Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite...

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

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

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

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

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

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

When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant...

When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant...

Only the young die good.

Only the young die good.

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

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

A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.

A hair on the head is worth two on the brush.

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

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

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

There is no time like the pleasant.

There is no time like the pleasant.

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

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

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.

The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.

I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is...

I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is...

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up...

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up...

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may...

As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may...