"If everybody minded their own business," the Duchess said in a hoarse growl, "the world would go round a deal faster than it does."

When you are describing A shape, or sound, or tint; Don't state the matter plainly, But put it in a hint; And learn to look at all things With a sort of mental squint.

"What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"

No discussion between two persons can be of any use, until each knows clearly what it is that the other asserts.

Death is always sad, I suppose, to us who look forward to it: I expect it will seem very different when we can look back upon it.

I cannot even pretend to feel as much interest in boys as in girls.

While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.

Do not, oh do not indulge such a wild idea that a newspaper might err! If so what have we to trust in this age of sham?

"Begin at the beginning," the King said, gravely, "and go till you come to the end; then stop."

Would you be a poet Before you've been to school? Ah, well! I hardly thought you So absolute a fool.