quotestemple logo QuotesTemple

Oliver Herford Quotes

The American Oscar Wilde

Oliver Herford was an 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'.

Writer, Artist, Illustrator | American

Born: 1863-12-03 in Sheffield, England

Died: July 5, 1935 in New York City, USA

Age, like distance lends a double charm.

Oliver Herford
age

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

Oliver Herford
art

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

Oliver Herford

Only the young die good.

Oliver Herford

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.

Oliver Herford

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.

Oliver Herford

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

Oliver Herford
pet

Readers Also Loved Quotes From