Quotes About Burden

Good fortune is lighter than a feather, But no one knows how to carry it; Misfortune is heavier than the earth, But no one knows how to escape it. (p. 40)

She gave a single low cry, little more than a loud gasp, as I landed on top of her. In trying desperately to stay light I inevitably made myself heavier. Sod's law. I

Some wrong eternity that wouldn't budge, like trying to move a wardrobe or a safe, only to feel how light I was.

If there was one thing Sam understood, it was guilt. It didn't have to be logical; oftentimes it wasn't. It sawed at your gut relentlessly, tediously, until you wore it like a scar.

Jesus, no one understands a heavy load better than you. No one has ever borne heavier. Bear up under this one with Ann, so she will know her only purpose here is to help others, love expansively, and be your hands and feet, your words of advice and wisdom when opportunities present themselves for her to help Grace and Karen. And yes, Josh and Will and Gabriel. Do whatever is necessary for Ann's success in the days ahead. Show your love to my friend and comfort her by your Spirit. Amen.

As their bodies faded, he saw something else more clearly. Each person carried an invisible burden. The young monk was amazed that he hadn't seen it before. Everyone walked or rode with their lives on their shoulders, a pack of memories that spilled over with disappointment and sorrow. This one had never recovered from losing a wife in childbirth. That one was afraid of starving. That other one

It's not the load you carry but how you carry it.

The brand-new president felt, as he later wrote, "like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.

I saw him... at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his burden with my strength.

Paradoxical as it may seem, holding on to certain things may make you weaker while letting go of those things may make you stronger. Sometimes letting go of things that are too heavy to carry can be the difficult and yet the best move you make, for the stream of life to move on and flow smoothly onwards and upwards.

shoulders of a skeleton, and the five people

What a burden it must have been. You're very brave for facing it alone." "Thank you," she mumbled. "Amazingly, astonishingly stupid , but brave." She cracked a smile. "Yeah." "Very foolish, is what I'm getting at." "I can see that." "This, basically. Just thick. Dumb as a bag of hammers. Not too bright there, Valkyrie." "You can really stop complimenting me now.

Knowledge is a terrible burden. It may help you, but it might also destroy you.

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.

We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.

This knowledge sits in my heart, heavy as a paperweight.

My encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll is a millstone around my neck.

Every man shall bear his own burden.

You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.

It's not what you eat that will kill you as much as what is eating you.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

When a person is carrying their sin, it can be quite a load...I don't know what else to do with your sin but confess and ask God to forgive it.

Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.

Wearing all that weight Of learning lightly like a flower.