Oliver Herford Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Oliver Herford

Children, behold the Chimpanzee:
He sits on the ancestral tree
From which we sprang in ages gone. — Oliver Herford

If some people got their rights they would complain of being deprived of their wrongs. — Oliver Herford

When I grow up I mean to be
A Lion large and fierce to see.
I'll mew so loud that Cook in fright
Will give me all the cream in sight.
And anyone who dares to say
'Poor Puss' to me will rue the day.
Then having swallowed him I'll creep
Into the Guest Room Bed to sleep. — Oliver Herford

Age, like distance lends a double charm. — Oliver Herford

Song is the licensed medium for bawling in public things too silly or sacred to be uttered in ordinary speech. — Oliver Herford

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

At evening when the lamp is lit,
The tired Human People sit
And doze, or turn with solemn looks
The speckled pages of their books.
Then I, the Dangerous Kitten, prowl
And in the Shadows softly growl,
And roam about the farthest floor
Where Kitten never trod before.
And, crouching in the jungle damp,
I watch the Human Hunter's camp,
Ready to spring with fearful roar
As soon as I shall hear them snore.
And then with stealthy tread I crawl
Into the dark and trackless hall,
Where 'neath the Hat-tree's shadows deep
Umbrellas fold their wings and sleep.
A cuckoo calls - and to their dens
The People climb like frightened hens,
And I'm alone - and no one cares
In Darkest Africa - downstairs. — Oliver Herford

An epicure is one who gets nothing better than the cream of everything but cheerfully makes the best of it. — Oliver Herford

Diplomacy is living in state. — Oliver Herford

Gather kittens while you may, Time brings only sorrow; And the kittens of today; Will be old cats tomorrow. — Oliver Herford

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet. — Oliver Herford

Only the young die good. — Oliver Herford

My wife has a whim of iron — Oliver Herford

Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember. — Oliver Herford

Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony. — Oliver Herford

Many are called but few get up. — Oliver Herford

The Elf and the Dormouse UNDER a toadstool crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter-maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two. Holding it over him, gaily he flew. Soon he was safe home, dry as could be. Soon woke the Dormouse-"Good gracious me!" "Where is my toadstool?" loud he lamented. -And that's how umbrellas first were invented. — Oliver Herford

A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous. — Oliver Herford

There is always room at the top - after the investigation. — Oliver Herford

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure. — Oliver Herford

I sometimes think the Pussy-Willows grey
Are Angel Kittens who have lost their way,
And every Bulrush on the river bank
A Cat-Tail from some lovely Cat astray. — Oliver Herford

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

I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,'
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December. — Oliver Herford

What is my loftiest ambition? I've always wanted to throw an egg into an electric fan. — Oliver Herford

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

To babble is to make a feminine noise somewhat resembling the sound of a brook, but with less meaning. — Oliver Herford

When I go abroad I always sail from Boston because it is such a pleasant place to get away from. — Oliver Herford

Some take their gold in minted mold, and some in harps thereafter, but give me mine in bubbles fine and keep the change in laughter. — Oliver Herford