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Quoted in Beatrice Hatch, "Lewis Carroll", Strand Magazine (April 1898), p. 422

As you have invited me, I cannot come, for I have made a rule to decline all invitations; but I will come the next day.

— Lewis Carroll

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As you have invited me, I cannot come, for I have made a rule to decline all invitations; but I will come the next day." in the context of "Quoted in Beatrice Hatch, "Lewis Carroll", Strand Magazine (April 1898), p. 422" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Lewis Carroll

About Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His father was Charles Dodgson (archdeacon), his great-grandfather was Charles Dodgson (bishop) and his nephew was Stuart Dodgson Collingwood.