Well, when one's lost, I suppose it's good advice to stay where you are until someone finds you.

Which form of proverb do you prefer Better late than never, or Better never than late?

And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! He chortled in his joy.

As a general rule, do not kick the shins of the opposite gentleman under the table, if personally unaquainted with him; your pleasantry is liable to be misunderstood--a circumstance at all times unpleasant.

His answer trickled through my head like water through a sieve.

"She can't do sums a bit!" the Queens said together, with great emphasis. "Can you do sums?" Alice said, turning suddenly on the White Queen, for she didn't like being found fault with so much. The Queen gasped and shut her eyes. "I can do Addition, if you give me time-but I can do Subtraction, under any circumstances!"

There's no use in comparing one's feelings between one day and the next; you must allow a reasonable interval, for the direction of change to show itself.