Don Herold (1889–1966) was an American humorist, writer, illustrator, and cartoonist who wrote and illustrated many books and was a contributor to national magazines. He was born in Bloomfield, Indiana to Otto F. Herold and Clara Dyer Herold. He graduated from high school in 1907 and went on to the Art Institute of Chicago until 1908 when he transferred to the Indiana University. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and in 1913 he graduated with an A.B. degree. He married Katherine Porter Brown on August 12, 1916 and they had two children; one of whom was the writer Doris Herold Lund. He lived in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s and New York City from 1940 to 1962. He died in Vero Beach, Florida.
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Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it.
—Don Herold
I wish I were either rich enough or poor enough to do a lot of things that are impossible in my present comfortable circumstances.
—Don Herold
Topics: Wealth
There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.
—Don Herold
Topics: Intellectuals, Intelligence
Don’t ever slam a door, you might want to go back.
—Don Herold
Topics: Opportunity
Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.
—Don Herold
Topics: Work
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