“Solitude is not a way of running away from life ... from our feelings. On the contrary. This is the time we sort them out, air them, get over them, and go on without the burden of yesterday.” WayFeelingsRunningAirGoes OnSolitudeBurdenContraryYesterdayRunning AwayGet Over Author:Joan D. Chittister
“The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.” SchoolIndividualGoalEducationTeachingBuildingGoes OnUltimateConvictionBurdenEducationalPursuitOddGet OverUltimate GoalEducational SystemSchool Buildings Author:John W. Gardner
“[On the camel:] When it kneels to be laden it always grumbles, growls and shows resentment, but of this the driver takes no notice. He goes on loading up until the moment when the beast suddenly becomes silent; then he knows that the burden is heavy enough, and nothing more is added.” KnowsEnoughMomentsShowsGoes OnSilentBurdenHeavyBeastDriversResentmentCamels Book:The Gobi Desert Source: The Gobi Desert
“Fullness to such a burden is That go on pilgrimage; Here little, and hereafter bliss, Is best from age to age.” LittlesAgeGoes OnRewardsBurdenBlissFullnessHereafterPilgrimage Book:The Pilgrims Progress: From this World to that which is to Come Source: The Pilgrims Progress: From this World to that which is to Come
“To me, work is not a burden but my main hobby. This is why I always take work with me when I go on holidays. Moreover, that's when new projects occur to me: while contemplating beautiful landscapes or seascapes.” BeautifulGoes OnProjectsBurdenLandscapeHolidayContemplatingHobbiesNew ProjectsBeautiful Landscapes Author:Mario Bunge
“The absence of marriages will result in all kinds of financial burdens that gay people wouldn't face if they could get married. If my brother gets hit by a car tomorrow, my sister-in-law will go on living materially in the same way that she does now. If the same thing happens to me, a great deal of what I have will go off to the taxman. That's because of one of, as you doubtless know, eleven hundred federal laws that favor marriage.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayKindDoeHappensFacesLawResultsDealsCarBrotherGoes OnTomorrowGayMarriedHundredFinancialBurdenAbsenceFavorsThings HappenAll KindsMy BrotherMy SisterElevenIn-lawsGay PeopleSister In LawFinancial Burden Author:Andrew Solomon