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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 of a tree, and live and die unnoticed.L. Frank Baum
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...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.L. Frank Baum
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I shall take the heart. For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.L. Frank Baum
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No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.L. Frank Baum
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To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment.L. Frank Baum
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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.L. Frank Baum
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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.L. Frank Baum
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How very wet this water is.L. Frank Baum
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Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So 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. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization.L. Frank Baum
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You have some queer friends, Dorothy, ' she said. The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends, ' was the answerL. Frank Baum
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People would rather live in homes regardless of its grayness. There is no place like home.L. Frank Baum
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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.L. Frank Baum
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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 happened?' the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby carriage along the sidewalk. Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well, ' replied the man; 'and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.'Hm! ' said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. 'If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?' I really do not know, ' replied the man, with a deep sigh. 'Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron.L. Frank Baum
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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.L. Frank Baum
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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 will enable him to live comfortably to the end of his days.L. Frank Baum
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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.L. Frank Baum
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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.L. Frank Baum
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True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid...L. Frank Baum
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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 the seventh wonder? Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder? Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot?~ Cowardly Lion from the Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum
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Like all bullies and marauders, Gos was a coward at heartL. Frank Baum