Burden Quotes

1396 Burden quotes by 1016 unique authors

Wealth and vegetation go together, and that exacerbates environmental injustice. The poor bear the burden of degraded environments. — Natalie Jeremijenko
The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible. — Anton Chekhov
Words strain, Crack and sometimes break, under the burden, Under the tension, slip, slide, perish, Decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, Will not… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale. — Peter S. Beagle
So now, from this mad passion Which made me take art for an idol and a king I have learnt the burden of error that… — Michelangelo
Each day the storm clouds were opening like great purple flowers and pouring out their dark thunder. Each nightfall, the storm was laid down on… — Eudora Welty
Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared. No peace which is not peace for all, no… — Dag Hammarskjold
When you are in troubled and worried and sick at heart And your plans are upset and your world falls apart, Remember God's ready and… — Helen Steiner Rice
Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden... — Marcus Garvey
Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which makes no distinction between the following persons. They are all required to obey it: children at… — Mark Twain
I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods… — Albert Camus
A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences. — William Faulkner
America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World's History shall reveal itself. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
They are all beasts of burden in a sense, ' Thoreau once remarked of animals, 'made to carry some portion of our thoughts.' Animals are… — Rebecca Solnit
Young man, two are the forces most precious to mankind. The first is Demeter, the Goddess. She is the Earth -- or any name you… — Euripides
Our burden in going forward is tremendous. But our opportunity is glorious. — Gordon B. Hinckley
The burden borne by mankind is a heavy and a crushing thing. The word Jesus used means a load carried or toil borne to the… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may… — Daphne du Maurier
There is such a thing as too much beauty in a woman and it is often a burden as crippling as homeliness and far more… — Pat Conroy
There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even… — Agatha Christie
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given,… — Ursula K. Le Guin
As long as I have the friendship of the sesasons life will never be a burden to me. — Henry David Thoreau
The Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The swan who goes on living in its parents' tree will die; this is why those who are beautiful and talented bear the burden of… — Arthur Golden
Total non-retention has kept my education from being a burden to me. — Flannery O'Connor

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