Love feels no burden and counts no labor.

What it means

Work done for someone you love does not feel like a cost. Love tries more than it can do and does not plead that it is impossible. If a task feels heavy, find the love in it.

The source

"Love feels no burden and counts no labor." Thomas à Kempis said it in The Imitation of Christ 3.5.4. Translated by William Benham, 1874.

"love feeleth no burden, reckoneth not labours"

William Benham, 1874, The Imitation of Christ 3.5.4. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471). Augustinian canon in the Netherlands, generally credited with The Imitation of Christ, one of the most widely read Christian books ever written.

Questions

What does "Love feels no burden and counts no labor." mean?

Work done for someone you love does not feel like a cost. Love tries more than it can do and does not plead that it is impossible. If a task feels heavy, find the love in it.

Who said "Love feels no burden and counts no labor."?

Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471). Source: The Imitation of Christ 3.5.4.

What is the original wording?

love feeleth no burden, reckoneth not labours (William Benham, 1874). Translated by William Benham, 1874.

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