“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.”
Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch resistance hero and writer
“Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.”
— Denis Diderot, book Rameau's Nephew
La reconnaissance est un fardeau, et tout fardeau est fait pour être secoué.
Rameau's Nephew (1762)
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