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Quotation from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

“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.”

L. Frank Baum (spoken by The Tin Woodman)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter V, The Rescue of the Tin Woodman (Project Gutenberg #55)

Portrait of L. Frank Baum

The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman debate whether a heart or brains is better to have.

Citation: "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." — L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chapter V, The Rescue of the Tin Woodman (Project Gutenberg #55). (id the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz-q3)

Portrait: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 006, William Wallace Denslow, Public domain.

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