Burden Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old burden quotes, burden sayings, and burden proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years. Joseph B. Wirthlin
The burden of intelligence: you can always imagine all those wonderful places where you can never belong. Robert Reed
We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load. Ann Romney
A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame. Jane Pauley
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off. Denis Diderot
Burdens are the foundations of ease and bitter things the forerunners of pleasure. Rumi
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. Samuel Smiles
Burdens become light when cheerfully borne. Ovid
You only have the burdens on you that you choose to put there. Brandon Lee
It has always seemed that a fear of judgment is the mark of guilt and the burden of insecurity. Criss Jami
If God can turn night into day then He can turn your burden into a blessing. Anonymous
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else. Charles Dickens
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Petrarch
Any concern too small to be a prayer is too small to be a burden. Corrie ten Boom
Everyone has his burden. What counts is how you carry it. Merle Miller
It is a burden to be challenged to discover your promise land. Sunday Adelaja
Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them. Margaret Mitchell
The burden which is well borne becomes light. Ovid
Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden. Ieyasu Tokugawa
Lay the burden at the feet of the Savior. Richard G. Scott
It's a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb. Abby Wambach
Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone. Goran Persson
Talk about your blessings more than you talk about your burdens. Anonymous
The burden of this world is too great for one man to bear, and the world's sorrow too heavy for one heart to suffer. Oscar Wilde
No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days. Max Planck
Sometimes you don't realize the weight of a burden you've been carrying until you feel the weight of its release. Anonymous
No greater burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands. Arthur H. Stainback
A prosperous fool is a grievous burden. Aeschylus
Envy is a burden. It is something that makes the heart heavy. Ebenezer Akinrinade
Whenever you're having a burden in your heart, share it to those people whom you trust. It'll make you feel better. Jayson Engay
Every burden is a blessing. Walt Kelly
Never give up. Never give in. Never become hostile. Hate is too big a burden to bear. John Lewis
Don't let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries. Astrid Alauda
Today's burdens can strengthen you for tomorrow. Mark Twain