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Nor anything that cost me much:
High prices profit those who sell,
but why should
I be fond of such?" - Meaning and context.">
Tèma con Variazióne, st. 1

I NEVER loved a dear Gazelle –
Nor anything that cost me much:
High prices profit those who sell,
but why should
I be fond of such?

— Lewis Carroll

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I NEVER loved a dear Gazelle –
Nor anything that cost me much:
High prices profit those who sell,
but why should
I be fond of such?" in the context of "Tèma con Variazióne, st. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Lewis Carroll" (Quotes, Rhyme? and Reason? (1883)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
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.