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That is a brilliant quote. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson arrived at the pen name 'Lewis Carroll' by translating his own name into Latin and then translating it back
by seanccox 13y ago
That is a brilliant quote. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson arrived at the pen name 'Lewis Carroll' by translating his own name into Latin and then translating it back into English... and then reversing it. So, he was most certainly aware of Seneca when he quipped about the efficacy of planning a trip with no specific definition.