Zitat des Tages von Oliver Herford:
Many are called but few get up.
The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.
What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg at an electric fan.
There is always room at the top - after the investigation.
Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.
When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from.
Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember.
Only the young die good.
Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.
Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.
Tact: to lie about others as you would have them lie about you.
A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.
Age, like distance lends a double charm.
A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.