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Thomas Jefferson

Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker holds that any task done by choice and with a ready heart stops feeling like a burden. Willingness lightens effort, so work that would be tiresome if forced becomes easy and even pleasant when it is undertaken freely and out of real desire.

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