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Famous Quotes by Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

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The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday—but never jam today. More
Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! More
“The horror of that moment,” the King went on, “I shall never, never forget!”
“You... More
“Speak when you’re spoken to!” the Queen sharply interrupted her.
“But if everybody... More
“I beg your pardon?” said Alice.
“It isn’t respectable to beg,” said the King. More
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day!... More
The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice, and said “Talk, child.”
Alice could not help her... More
In winter, when the fields are white,
I sing this song for your delight— More
In autumn, when the leaves are brown,
Take pen and ink, and write it down. More
My one pupil has begun his work with me, and I will give you a description how the lecture is... More
OUR Latin books in motly row,
Invite us to our task—
Gay Horace, stately... More
And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out, for... More
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tale,
And pour the waters of the... More
“Now I’m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!” (for when... More
I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this... More
“When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I... More
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good... More
“One can’t believe impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,”... More
“You are old, father William,” the young man said,
“And your hair has become very... More
“Write that down,” the King said to the jury, and the jury eagerly wrote down all three dates... More
“A likely story indeed!” said the Pigeon, in a tone of the deepest contempt. “I’ve seen a... More
All in the golden afternoon
Full leisurely we glide;
For both our oars, with little... More
“I couldn’t afford to learn it,” said the Mock Turtle with a sigh. “I only took the... More
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws, More
‘Tis the voice of the Lobster; I heard him declare,
‘You have baked me too brown, I must... More
“Come, there’s no use in crying like that!” said Alice to herself rather sharply. “I... More
“Well!” thought Alice to herself. “After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of... More
The Queen had one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. “Off with his head!” she... More
“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail,
“There’s a porpoise close... More
Alice felt dreadfully puzzled. The Hatter’s remark seemed to her to have no sort of meaning in... More
“Contrariwise,” continued Tweedledee, “if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it... More
“I have answered three questions, and that is enough,”
Said his father; “don’t give... More
“In my youth,” said his father, “I took to the law,
And argued each case with my... More
“If everybody minded their own business,” the Duchess said in a hoarse growl, “the world... More
The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast,... More
“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she... More
“Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on.
“I do,” Alice hastily... More
Don’t let him know she liked them best,
For this must ever be
A secret kept from all... More
“And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said Alice, in a hurry to change the... More
“Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the twentieth time that... More
Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat... More
“Well, I should like to be a little larger, Sir, if you wouldn’t mind,” said Alice:... More
You’re nothing but a pack of cards! More
Alice sighed wearily. “I think you might do something better with the time,” she said,... More
“Who are you,” said the caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a... More
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I... More
“And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” More
“There’s no use trying,” she said: “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I... More
“A cat may look at a king,” said Alice. “I’ve read that in some book, but I don’t... More
It’s a great huge game of chess that’s being played—all over the world—if this is the... More
Now Kitty, let’s consider who it was that dreamed it all. This is a serious question, my dear,... More
He was part of my dream, of course—but then I was part of his dream, too! More
Why, did you ever know a conceited man dare to praise a picture? The one thing he dreads (next to... More
There are certain things—as, a spider, a ghost,
The income-tax, gout, an umbrella for... More
“And how do you know that you’re mad?”
“To begin with,” the Cat said, “a dog’s... More
“You might just as well say,” added the Dormouse, which seemed to be talking in its sleep,... More
Here is a golden Rule.... Write legibly. The average temper of the human race would be... More
If doubtful whether to end with “yours faithfully,” or “yours truly,” or “yours most... More
Go, throng each other’s drawing-rooms,
Ye idols of a petty clique:
Strut your brief... More
And thus they give the time, that Nature meant
For peaceful sleep and meditative... More
There comes a pause, for human strength
Will not endure to dance without cessation;
And... More
Yet what are all such gaieties to me
Whose thoughts are full of indices and surds?
x2... More
Flushed with new life, the crowd flows back again:
And all is tangled talk and mazy... More
FROM his shoulder Hiawatha
Took the camera of rosewood,
Made of sliding, folding... More
In proceeding to the dining-room, the gentleman gives one arm to the lady he escorts—it is... More
It is always allowable to ask for artichoke jelly with your boiled venison; however there are... More
As a general rule, do not kick the shins of the opposite gentleman under the table, if personally... More
There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents ... and only... More
They’ve a temper, some of them—paticularly verbs: they’re the proudest—adjectives you can... More
Well, “slithy” means “lithe and slimy.” “Lithe” is the same as “active.” You see,... More
“Seven years and six months!” Humpty Dumpty repeated thoughtfully. “An uncomfortable sort... More
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mismy were the... More
We tried pathetic appeals to the wandering waiters, who told us “they are coming, Sir” in a... More
“If Steam has done nothing else, it has at least added a whole new Species to English... More
There’s nothing a well-regulated child hates so much as regularity. I believe a really healthy... More
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
“I’ve had nothing... More
That which chiefly causes the failure of a dinner-party, is the running short—not of meat, nor... More
“My ancestors were all famous for military genius.”
My Lady smiled graciously. “It... More
“A Conspiracy!” cried the delighted lady, clapping her hands. “Of all things, I do like a... More
And then ... he flung open the door of my compartment, and ushered in “Ma young and lovely... More
In an English dinner-party ... I have never known small-talk run short! More
And would you be a poet
Before you’ve been to school?
Ah, well! I hardly thought... More
Such epithets, like pepper,
Give zest to what you write;
And, if you strew them... More
Always speak the truth—think before you speak—and write it down afterwards. More
I’d give all wealth that years have piled,
The slow result of Life’s decay,
To be... More
He thought he saw an Argument
That proved he was the Pope:
He looked again, and found it... More
“He is a charming boy!” my Lady exclaimed. “Even his snores are more musical than those of... More
When, as a child, I first opened my eyes on a Sunday-morning, a feeling of dismal anicipation,... More
“The room’s very hot, with all this crowd,” the Professor said to Sylvie. “I wonder why... More
He thought he saw an Elephant,
That practiced on a fife:
He looked again, and found it... More
“Five o’clock tea” is a phrase our “rude forefathers,” even of the last generation,... More
Speak roughly to your little boy,
And beat him when he sneezes:
He only does it to... More
PLAIN SUPERFICIALITY is the character of a speech, in which any two points being taken, the... More
Magnitudes are algebraically represented by letter, men by men of letters, and so on. More
If you address a ghost as “Thing!”
Or strike him with a hatchet,
He is permitted by... More
A Billiard-marker, whose skill was immense, More
But a Banker, engaged at enormous expense, More
He had brought a large map representing the sea,
Without the least vestige of land:
And... More
‘You may charge me with murder—or want of sense—
(We are all of us weak at... More
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;
They pursued it with forks and... More

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