Frank Baum
Frank Baum
bravery danger tin-man
True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...
inspirational life dream
I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world.
eye thinking glasses
My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City.
world wonder failing
Never question the truth of what you fail to understand, for the world is filled with wonders.
valentine heart sentimental
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.
treasure thieves acquire
No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.
needs faces kind
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 when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.
reality should-have years
As the years pass, and we look back on something which, at the time, seemed unbelievably discouraging and unfair, we come to realize that, after all, God was at all times on our side. The eventual outcome was, we discover, by far the best solution for us, and what we thought should have been to our best advantage, would in reality have been quite detrimental.
men brain crow
If you only have brains on your head you would be as good a man as any of them, and a better man than some of them. Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man.
thinking able bother
It is worth a lot of bother to be able to think properly.
thinking want longing
If we didn't want anything, we would never get anything, good or bad. I think our longings are natural, and if we act as nature prompts us we can't go far wrong.
thinking dummy
Unless one can think wisely it is better to remain a dummy.
thinking world this-world
It isn't what we are, but what folks think we are, that counts in this world.
thinking talking people
Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?