A man is known by the silence he keeps.

- 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

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

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.

- 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…

- Oliver Herford

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

- Oliver Herford

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

- Oliver Herford

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

- Oliver Herford

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

- Oliver Herford