“The terrible burden of having nothing to do.”
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711) French poet and critic
Le pénible fardeau de n'avoir rien à faire.
Epistle 11
“My likely historical significance is a terrible burden. ~ Calvin”
Source: The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
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