The reason most people are bad is because they do not try to be good." L. Frank Baum, The Emerald City of Oz, 1910

L. Frank Baum
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  1. 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.

  2. ...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.

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

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

  5. To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment.

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