Quote by Lewis Carroll

And thus they give the time, that Nature meant for peaceful sleep and meditative snores, to ceaseless din and mindless merriment and waste of shoes and floors.


And thus they give the time, that Nature meant for peaceful

Summary

This quote speaks to the idea that instead of using the time designated for rest and reflection, people often engage in endless noise and mindless activities. It criticizes the constant hustle and bustle of modern life, highlighting how it distracts individuals from finding inner peace and contemplation. Additionally, it conveys a sense of wastefulness seen in the destruction of shoes and floors, symbolic of the disregard for the value of time and peaceful moments in contemporary society.

Topics

Nature
By Lewis Carroll
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