Quotes About Clarity

When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more, nor less.

Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.

I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either!

if you'd like it put more simply---Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.

When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.

What do you know about this business?' the King said to Alice. 'Nothing,' said Alice. 'Nothing whatever?' persisted the King. 'Nothing whatever,' said Alice. 'That's very important,' the King said, turning to the jury. They were just beginning

If you don't know where you are going it doesn't matter which road you take.

That is not said right,' said the Caterpillar. 'Not quite right, I'm afraid,' said Alice, timidly; some of the words have got altered.' 'It is wrong from beginning to end,' said the Caterpillar decidedly, and there was silence for some minutes.

You could not see a cloud, because No cloud was in the sky: No birds were flying overhead -- There were no birds to fly.

Speak English! said the Eaglet. I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either! And the Eaglet bend down its head to hide a smile: some of the other birds tittered audibly.

I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least—at least I mean what I say—that's the same thing, you know.

I think I could, if I only know how to begin.

I beg your pardon?' Alice said with a puzzled air. 'I'm not offended,' said Humpty Dumpty.

I'll whisper it, said the Messenger, putting his hands to his mouth in the shape of a trumpet and stooping so as to get close to the King's ear. However, instead of whispering, he simply shouted at the top of his voice They're at it again! Do you call THAT a whisper? cried the poor King, jumping up and shaking himself. If you do such a thing again, I'll have you buttered! It went through and through my head like an earthquake!

Todo tiene una moraleja, si eres capaz de encontrarla.

It seems very pretty,' she said when she had finished it, 'but it's RATHER hard to understand!' (You see she didn't like to confess, even to herself, that she couldn't make it out at all.) 'Somehow it seemed to fill my head with ideas - only I don't know exactly what they are! However, SOMEBODY killed SOMETHING: that's clear, at any rate -

Somebody killed something: that's clear, at any rate

Cuando yo uso una palabra -insistió Humpty Dumpty con un tono de voz más bien desdeñoso- quiere decir lo que yo quiero que diga…, ni más ni menos.

explanations take such a dreadful time

not possibly reach it: she could see it quite plainly through

La mejor forma de explicar una cosa es hacerla.

So here's a question for you. How old did you say you were?' Alice made a short calculation, and said 'Seven years and six months.' 'Wrong!' Humpty Dumpty exclaimed triumphantly. 'You never said a word like it!' 'I though you meant How old ARE you?' Alice explained. 'If I'd meant that, I'd have said it,' said Humpty Dumpty. Alice didn't want

Di siempre la verdad: piensa antes de hablar y escribe lo que digas después.

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