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

Quote by Oliver Herford

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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 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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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 no time like the pleasant.

There is no time like the pleasant.

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...

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.

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 hair on the head is worth two on the brush.

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

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was...

Before a clock was in the tower, Or e'er a watch was worn; I knew...

Before a clock was in the tower, Or e'er a watch was worn; I knew...