Every
body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right
line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed
thereon.
- "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
- "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
- "I don’t much care where--" said Alice.
- "Then it doesn’t matter which way you go," said the Cat.
- "--so long as I get SOMEWHERE," Alice added as an explanation.
- "Oh, you’re sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."