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I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while.

Max Eastman
Lying, Fall, Thinking
The Enjoyment of Laughter pt. 3, ch. 4 (1935)
I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while.