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

Quote by Oliver Herford

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A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without...

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without...

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.

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.

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

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

Many are called but few get up.

Many are called but few get up.

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

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

Only the young die good.

Only the young die good.

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

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

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.

There is no time like the pleasant.

There is no time like the pleasant.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...