L. Frank Baum Quotes

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

Never give up. No one knows what's going to happen next.

In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child.

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.

A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.

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.

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?

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. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.

The more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the greatest gift in life.

Never question the truth of what you fail to understand, for the world is filled with wonders.

I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it. Those who turn sad faces toward the world find only sadness reflected. But a smile is reflected in the same way, and cheers and brightens our hearts. You think there is no pleasure to be had in life. That is because you are heartsick and-and tired, as you say. With one sad story ended you are afraid to begin another-a sequel-feeling it would be equally sad. But why should it be? Isn't the joy or sorrow equally divided in life?

Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason [...] When we waste time, we waste happiness.

In other words, the more stupid one is, the more he thinks he knows.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

Everything in life is unusual until you become accustomed to it.

True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.

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.

A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more.

As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults.

To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another's society; so let us be content.

Dorothy said nothing. Oz had not kept the promise he made her, but he had done his best. So she forgave him. As he said, he was a good man, even if he was a bad Wizard.

Now I know I've got a heart because it is breaking. - Tin Man

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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.

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.