L. Frank Baum Quote

His father thought he had a wond'rous wise look when he was born, and so he named him Solomon, thinking that if indeed he turned out to be wise the name would fit him nicely, whereas, should he be mistaken, and the boy grow up stupid, his name could be easily changed to Simon.

"The Wond'rous Wise Man", in Mother Goose in Prose (1897) - Short stories