| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Burthen |
| | | A burthen becomes light when well borne. | 1 |
| A burthen of one’s choice is not felt. | 2 |
| A voluntary burthen is no burden. Italian. | 3 |
| Another man’s burden is always light. Danish. | 4 |
| Every man thinks his own burthen the heaviest. Seneca. | 5 |
| Every one feels his own burden heavy. French. | 6 |
| He who carries one burden will soon carry a hundred. French. | 7 |
| Impose not a burthen on others which thou canst bear thyself. Labernus. | 8 |
| It is a sad burthen to carry a dead man’s child. | 9 |
| It is not the burthen but the overburthen that kills the beast. Spanish. | 10 |
| It is other people’s burdens that kill the ass. Don Quixote. | 11 |
| Light burdens borne far become heavy. French, German. | 12 |
| Light burdens brak nae banes. | 13 |
| None knows the weight of another’s burthen. | 14 |
| The burthen which was thoughtlessly got must be patiently borne. Gaelic. | 15 |
| The burden is light on the shoulder of another. Russian. | 16 |
| The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest. French. | 17 | | |
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