Quote#Wisdom
Oh, who would choose to be a traveler?—
Quote byArthur Guiterman · 1871–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Light Guitar (1923), "The Traveller".
English (original)
Oh, who would choose to be a traveler?— That anxious railway-guide unraveler Who spends his nights in berths and bunks, His days in chaperoning trunks; Who stands in line at gates and wickets To spend his means on costly tickets To Irkutsk, Liverpool and Yap And other dots upon the map.
— Arthur Guiterman
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