Lewis Carroll Quote

I don't know what you mean by 'glory,'  Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. Of course you don't—till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down argument for you!'  But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument', Alice objected. When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.

Lewis Carroll

I don't know what you mean by 'glory,'  Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. Of course you don't—till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down argument for you!'  But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument', Alice objected. When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.

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