A curious thing about Ugu the Shoemaker was that he didn't suspect in the least that he was wicked. He wanted to be powerful and great, and he hoped to make himself master of all the Land of Oz that he might compel everyone in that fairy country to obey him, His ambition blinded him to the rights of others, and he imagined anyone else would act just as he did if anyone else happened to be as clever as himself. β¨ L. Frank Baum (2016). L. FRANK BAUM - Ultimate Collection: Complete Wizard of Oz Series, The Aunt Janeβs Nieces Collection, Mary Louise Mysteries, Fantasy Novels & Fairy Tales: Mother Goose in Prose, The Magical Monarch of Mo, Dot and Tot of Merryland, The Master Key, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Enchanted Island of Yew, The Sea Fairies, Sky Islandβ¦, p.1715, e-artnow
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- It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool. β¨ L. Frank Baum (2016). THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ β Complete Collection: 16 Novels in One Premium Edition (Fantasy Classics Series): The mo β¦ βΆ
- Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason [...] When we waste time, we waste happiness. β¨ L. Frank Baum (2007). The Adventures of Trot & Cap'n Bill Before They Went to Oz - The Sea Fairies β¦ βΆ
- No Queen with a frozen heart is fit to rule any country. β¨ L. Frank Baum (2008). 8 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's Original Oz Series, Volume 2 of 2. Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scare β¦ βΆ
- My people have been wearing green glasses on their eyes for so long that most of them think this really is an Emerald City. β¨ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Book by L. Frank Baum, 1900.
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