It is the privilege of true genius, And especially genius who opens up a new path, To make great mistakes with impunity

One of the hardest things in the world is to convey a meaning accurately from one mind to another.

Must a name mean something?" Alice asked doubtfully. Of course it must," Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh; "my name means the shape I am - and a good handsome shape it is, too. With a name like yours, you might be any shape, almost.

I don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it.

Speak English!' said the Eaglet. 'I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and I don't believe you do either!

But it's no use now," thought poor Alice, "to pretend to be two people! Why, there's ahrdly enough of me left to make one respectable person!

Why, you might just as well say that, I see what I eat, is the same as, I eat what I see.