Quotes by L. Frank Baum

“You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.”

“I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”

“That proves you are unusual," returned the Scarecrow; "and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves o...”

“You have some queer friends, Dorothy,' she said.The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer”

“For I consider brains far superior to money in every way. You may have noticed that if one has money without brains, he cannot use it to his advantage; but if one has brains without money, they wil...”

“People would rather live in homes regardless of its grayness. There is no place like home.”

“People lose a lot of time being afraid... People lose a lot of time in hating others, and there's no fun in it at all.”

“...and remember my sentimental friend that a heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.”

“The women of the world will dominate politics, some day, and you mustn't be too old-fashioned in your notions to join the procession of progress.”

“As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.What has happen...”

“You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger ...”

“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...”

“Courage~ What makes the flag on the mast to wave? What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist, or the dusky dusk? What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage! What makes the sphinx...”

“Like all bullies and marauders, Gos was a coward at heart”

“All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have...”

“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”

“To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment.”

“Stunt dwarf or destroy the imagination of a child and you have taken away its chances of success in life. Imagination transforms the commonplace into the great and creates the new out of the old.”

“I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.”

“Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. Once on a time I real...”