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

You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins. We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.

Stunt dwarf or destroy the imagination of a child and you have taken away its chances of success in life. Imagination transforms the commonplace into the great and creates the new out of the old.

The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.

There is no place like home.

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.

We consider a prisoner unfortunate. He is unfortunate in two ways-because he has done something wrong and because he is deprived of his liberty. Therefore we should treat him kindly, because of his misfortune, for otherwise he would become hard and bitter and would not be sorry he had done wrong.