L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ was originally published in 1900.
It relates the tale of Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl who is blown away from her home by a tornado and ends up in the mythical Land of Oz.
I have made a list of the most famous quotes from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Quotes
“It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don’t you think?” ~ Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” ~ Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“That’s all right,” said the Scarecrow. “You are quite welcome to take my head off, as long as it will be a better one when you put it on again.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“Thank you very much,” said the Scarecrow, when he had been set down on the ground.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“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 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
Other Book Quotes: The Hobbit Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Raven Quotes by Edgar Allan Poe
Quotes from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“Even with eyes protected by the green spectacles, Dorothy and her friends were at first dazzled by the brilliancy of the wonderful City.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“I am content in knowing I am as brave as any best that ever lived, if not braver.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“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.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“How shall we cross the river?” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“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 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“If I run I may fall down and break myself.
But could you not be mended? asked the girl.
Oh yes; but one is never so pretty after being mended, you know.” ~ Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Best The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Quotes
“If you only had brain in your head you would be as good as 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.” ~ L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz.
“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid…” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians” ~ The Witch of the North” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“The Witch was too much afraid of the dark to dare go in Dorothy’s room at night to take the shoes, and her dread of water was greater than her fear of the dark.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“No, indeed. I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all,” he answered sadly.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“It is useless to fight people with shooting heads; no one can withstand them.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“People would rather live in homes regardless of its grayness. There is no place like home.” ~ Lyman Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“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.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodsman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
Famous The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Quotes
“While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“If you only had brains in your head you would be as good a man as any of them, and a better man than some of them.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“There seemed to be no horses nor animals of any kind; the men carried things around in little green carts, which they pushed before them. Everyone seemed happy and contented and prosperous.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“A baby has brains, but it doesn’t know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“But once I had brains, and a heart also; so, having tried them both, I should much rather have a heart.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“You are learning something every day. A baby has brains, but it doesn’t know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.” ~ L Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
“Oh, dear! Oh, dear!” cried Dorothy, clasping her hands together in dismay. “The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“During the year I stood there I had known was the loss of my heart. While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
Powerful The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Quotes
“You’re more than that,” said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; “you’re a humbug.” “Exactly so!” declared the little man, rubbing his hands together as if it pleased him. “I am a humbug.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people at all. It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“She is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“There is no place like home.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“I am Oz, the Great and Terrible,”
spoke the Beast, in a voice that was one great roar.
Who are you, and why do you seek me?” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“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 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“From the Land of Oz,” said Dorothy, gravely. “And here is Toto, too. And oh, Aunt Em! I’m so glad to be at home again!” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
Greatest The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Quotes
“Have you brains?” Asked the scarecrow.
“I suppose. I’ve never looked to see.” Replied the lion.” ~ L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz
“It was a terrible thing to do undergo, but during the year I stood there I had time to think that the greatest loss I had known was the loss of my heart.” ~ L. Frank Baum, The Wizard Of Oz.
“You people with hearts,’ he said once, ‘have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“If we walk far enough,” says Dorothy, “we shall sometime come to someplace.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“Brains are the only things worth having in this world.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“We dare not harm this little girl,” he said to them, “for she is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil. All we can do is carry her to the castle of the Wicked Witch and leave her there.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“Toto did not really care whether he was in Kansas or the Land of Oz so long as Dorothy was with him; but he knew the little girl was unhappy, and that made him unhappy too.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“He is my dog, Toto,” answered Dorothy.
“Is he made of tin, or stuffed?” asked the Lion.
“Neither. He’s a– a– a meat dog,” said the girl.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“I shall take the heart. […] For brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
“You do not I will make an end of you, as I did of the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow.” Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle.” ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
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