Frank Baum
Frank Baum
thinking dummy
Unless one can think wisely it is better to remain a dummy.
church devil legendary
The absurd and legendary devil is the enigma of the Church.
country queens heart
No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country.
husband eye nursing
I've married a man who owns nine cows," said Jinjur to Ozma, "and now I am happy and contented and willing to lead a quiet life and mind my own business." "Where is your husband?" asked Ozma. "He is in the house, nursing a black eye," replied Jinjur, calmly. "The foolish man would insist upon milking the red cow when I wanted him to milk the white one; but he will know better next time, I am sure.
men promise good-man
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.
uncomfortable-feeling feelings fool
It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.
wise littles fairy
Mortals seldom know how greatly they are influenced by fairies, knooks and ryls, who often put thoughts into their heads that only the wise little immortals could have conceived.
lovely looks ugly
One can be ugly in looks, but lovely in disposition.
brain use may
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.
girl land kansas
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.
ifs
Oh, if Shakespeare says it, that's all right.
accomplishment know-thyself knows
To 'know Thyself' is considered quite an accomplishment.
heart brain world
All the same,' said the Scarecrow, 'I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.' I shall take the heart,' returned the Tin Woodman, 'for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.
men littles next
…and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder. For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.