Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:Wherever any precept of traditional morality is simply challenged to produce its credentials, as though the burden of proof lay on it, we have taken the wrong position.[C.S. Lewis] Quote:The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.[George Washington] Quote:Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was or what freedom really is.[Margaret Mitchell] Quote:He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.[Plato] Quote:We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.[John F. Kennedy] Definitions of: burdenDefinition: That which is borne or carried; a load.Definition: That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. Definition: The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. Definition: The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. Definition: The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. Definition: A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. Definition: A birth. Definition: The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer. Definition: The drone of a bagpipe. |
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