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

Quote by Oliver Herford

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

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

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...

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

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.

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.

Only the young die good.

Only the young die good.

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...

There is no time like the pleasant.

There is no time like the pleasant.

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...

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

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

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

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 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...

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.

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

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

Many are called but few get up.

Many are called but few get up.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a...

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a...

The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.

The old age of an eagle is better than the youth of a sparrow.