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«I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.»
«I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.»
«And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) / That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, / Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.»
«But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: / And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? / And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.»
«A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others, some being of lighter Digestion than others.»
«Blest paper-credit! last and best supply! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly!»
Author: Alexander Pope (Poet) | Keywords: blest, lends, lighter
«And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us? / And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: lighter, put-upon, thicker, yoke
«Nothing weights lighter than a promise.»
Author: German Proverb | Keywords: lighter, weights
«Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments»
«A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.»
Author: Seneca | Keywords: lighter