“The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.”— L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)Share
“Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization.”— L. Frank BaumShare
“The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”— L. Frank BaumShare
“Love and what generates it. Rebellion and what creates it. Liberty and what nourishes it. Three manifestations of God.”— Khalil GibranShare
“They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.”— ConfuciusShare
“If you are penitent, you love. And if you love you are of God. All things are atoned for, all things are saved by love.”— Fyodor DostoevskyShare
“But it has always happened that the more I detest men individually the more ardent becomes my love for humanity.”— Fyodor DostoevskyShare
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be.”— Charles DickensShare
“Yet I argue not against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate one jot of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer right onward.”— John MiltonShare