Eve s Complete Diary — Mark Twain

Then if I am an experiment am I the whole of it No I think not I think the rest of it is part of it I am the main part of it but I think the rest of it has its share in the matter Is my position assured or do I have to watch it and take care of it The latter perhaps Some instinct tells me that eternal vigilance is the price of supremacy That is a good phrase I think for one so young Everything looks better today than it did yesterday In the rush of finishing up yesterday the mountains were left in a ragged condition and some of the plains were so cluttered with rubbish and remnants that the aspects were quite distressing Noble and beautiful works of art should not be subjected to haste and this majestic new world is indeed a most noble and beautiful work And certainly marvelously near to being perfect notwithstanding the shortness of the time There are too many stars in some places and not enough in others but that can be remedied presently no doubt img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img