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Oliver Herford Quotes


A British born American writer, artist and illustrator who has been called "The American Oscar Wilde".
Oliver Herford (1863–1935) was a British born American writer, artist and illustrator who has been called "The American Oscar Wilde". As a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies' Home Journal, he sometimes signed his artwork as "O Herford". In 1906 he wrote and illustrated the "Little Book of Bores". He also wrote short poems like "The Chimpanzee" and "The Hen", as well as writing and illustrating "The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten" (1904) and "Excuse It Please" (1930). His sister Beatrice Herford was also a humorist.

Here are some famous quotes by Oliver Herford.

Only the young die good.

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Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice hates dogs and patronizes human beings.

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