177. Washington Irving (1783-1859). Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989

Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.


NUMBER:	177
AUTHOR:	Washington Irving (1783–1859)
QUOTATION:	There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a new place.
ATTRIBUTION:	WASHINGTON IRVING (Geoffrey Crayon, pseud.), Tales of a Traveller, Preface, p. 7 (1825? reprinted 1972).
SUBJECTS:	Change
WORKS:	Washington Irving Collection