Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Chapter IX.
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Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.
— Lewis Carroll on Senses
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves." in the context of "Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, Chapter IX." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Senses" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 697-98.)
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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.
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.
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