Quote#Beauty
"Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved," asserted the Tin…
Quote byL. Frank Baum · 1856–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Later Oz novels, The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918), Ch. 2 : The Heart of the Tin Woodman.
English (original)
"Beautiful things may be admired, if not loved," asserted the Tin Man. "Flowers are beautiful, for instance, but we are not inclined to marry them. Duty, on the contrary, is a bugle call to action, whether you are inclined to act, or not. In this case, I obey the bugle call of duty."
— L. Frank Baum
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