Burden Quotes

1396 Burden quotes by 1016 unique authors

He was still too young to know that the heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and that thanks to this artifice we… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the… — David Livingstone
I bear my burden proudly for all to see, to conquer prejudice and ignorance and hate with knowledge and sincerity and love. Whenever you are… — William S. Burroughs
Let me tell you, though: being the smartest boy in the world wasn’t easy. I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t want this. On the… — A. J. Jacobs
The natural inclination of a child is to take pleasure in the use of the mind no less than of the body. The child's primary… — Nathaniel Branden
That he loved her was his life’s greatest grace—that she loved him was a burden and mystery beyond compare. — Rosalind Miles
The world rests in the night. Trees, mountains, fields, and faces are released from the prison of shape and the burden of exposure. Each thing… — John O'Donohue
He thought that the world would make more rapid progress without the burden of old people. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The cowardly belief that a person must stay in one place is too reminiscent of the unquestioning resignation of animals, beasts of burden stupefied by… — Isabelle Eberhardt
I don't mind pointing out some of the failings of old age, because we are all headed in that direction, unless of course we take… — Amy Sedaris
Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens. — Thomas S. Monson
That is what I have always understood to be the essence of anarchism: the conviction that the burden of proof has to be placed on… — Noam Chomsky
Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them. — Margaret Mitchell
I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of… — Voltaire
The most spiritual men, as the strongest, find their happiness where others would find their destruction: in the labyrinth, in hardness against themselves and others,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
…words have been all my life, all my life--this need is like the Spider's need who carries before her a huge Burden of Silk which… — A. S. Byatt
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. ...Hope sweetens the memory of experiences… — Samuel Smiles
Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to… — Jack Canfield
The gospel of Jesus Christ has the divine power to lift you to great heights from what appears at times to be an unbearable burden… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
You must be a terrible burden to your mother. I am feeling so sorry for her not to have a proper daughter." Mrs. Apusenja -… — Janet Evanovich
Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted… — John Updike
Let us not burden our remembrances with a heaviness that's gone. — William Shakespeare
A pioneer is not someone who makes her own soap. She is one who takes up her burdens and walks toward the future. — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
To be relieved of love, she thought, was to give up a terrible burden. — Anita Shreve
Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place. — Sarah Dessen

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