Quotes About Growth

You won't make yourself a bit realer by crying.

She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, 'Which way? Which way?', holding her hand on top of her head to feel which way it was growing; and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size. To be sure, this is what generally happens when one eats cake; but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.

the reason they're called lessons,' the Gryphon remarked: 'because they lessen from day to day.

When I used to read fairy tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one! There ought to be a book written about me, that there ought! And when I grow up, I'll write one—but I'm grown up now, she added in a sorrowful tone: at least there's no room to grow up any more here.

In spring, when woods are getting green, I'll try and tell you what I mean.

Alice replied, rather shyly, I—I hardly know, Sir, just at present—at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.

No puedo volver al pasado porque entonces era una persona diferente.

Lastly, she pictured to herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the after-time, be herself a grown woman; and how she would keep, through all her riper years, the simple and loving heart of her childhood:

Intendo dire", disse Alice, "che uno non può fare a meno di crescere." "Uno forse non può", disse Humpty Dumpty, "ma due possono. Con un aiuto adeguato, avresti potuto fermarti a sette anni.

Come up again, dear! I shall only look up and say Who am I then? Tell me that first, and then, if I like being that person, I'll come up: if not, I'll stay down here till I'm somebody else--but

Quién soy yo, primero? Contéstenme, y luego, si me gusta ser esa persona, subiré, si no, me quedaré aquí abajo hasta que sea otra...

Seven years and six months! Humpty Dumpty repeated thoughtfully. 'An uncomfortable sort of age. Now if you'd asked my advice, I'd have said Leave off at seven - but it's too late now.

Più ci cavo io per me, meno ci cavi tu per te

and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken. She hastily put down the bottle, saying to herself 'That's quite enough—I hope I shan't grow any more—As it is, I can't get out at the door—I do wish I hadn't drunk quite so much!

at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.

Quién eres tú? —dijo la Oruga. (...) —Apenas sé, señora, lo que soy en este momento... Sí sé quién era al levantarme esta mañana, pero creo que he cambiado varias veces desde entonces.

Who are YOU?' said the Caterpillar. ... - I—I hardly know, sir, just at present—at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.

That's the reason they're called lessons," the Gryphon remarked: "because they lessen from day to day.

now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good

I mean, she said that one can't help growing older. One can't perhaps, said Humpty Dumpty but two can. With proper assistance, you might have left off at seven

Ich weiß, wer ich war, als ich heute morgen aufstand, aber ich glaube, daß ich mich seitdem mehrfach verwandelt habe.

aber1 bis gestern2 (zurück zu gehen3), wäre ganz unnütz, weil4 ich da jemand Anderes war.

but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.

This time Alice waited patiently until it chose to speak again. In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and yawned once or twice, and shook itself. Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away in the grass, merely remarking, as it went, "One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter.