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 I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.

 Pex Tufvesson is called Mahoney in the demo scene.

 I know, Sen. Daschle, that the weight of this job will be as heavy as the weight on Atlas when he carried the world on his shoulders, ... I hope I can help sometimes to make that burden a little lighter.

 There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen
  Francesco Petrarch

 We know what Jon is capable of. What we were trying to do is take some of the burden off his shoulders.

 Truly the burden of the world rests on your shoulders,

 The most important aspect as you go up in price is you get the spring-loaded model, which takes some of the shock off your elbows and shoulders, and they get lighter. It's like anything else: People are skeptical in the beginning, and they won't invest in the over-$100 pole. They start at $65, and eventually upgrade.

 Coach deserved it more than anybody. He went through so much, we put him through so much that people don't know about. It was just a big burden off our shoulders, just winning the championship.

 I want the burden to be on my shoulders. I relish it. I don't mind putting the team on my back.

 He feels that a great burden has been lifted from his shoulders. What he told me is that this is the first day of the rest of his life.

 A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.

 This is such a huge relief, a big burden off his shoulders. I think he can definitely get back on the podium again. We've got six weeks to make it happen.

 We're going to pay user fees for water and sewer and it's my understanding the burden of extension lines will be on the shoulders of the developers, not the city,

 [The archive project has been as time-consuming as Prairie Wind was spontaneous.] When I do finally get it out there, it's going to be a great relief, ... It's like a huge overcoat that I wear. It's got a lot of pockets in it. Some of them are full of diamonds. Some of them are just full of lead. It's a burden, but it's getting lighter.
  Neil Young

 A blade of grass is light, cotton is lighter, the beggar is infinitely lighter still. Why then does not the wind carry him away? Because it fears that he may ask alms of him.
  Chanakya

 All history is only one long story to this effect: men have struggled for power over their fellowmen in order that they might win the joys of earth at the expense of others, and might shift the burden of life from their own shoulders upon those of ot
  William Graham Sumner


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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.


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