Quote Originally Posted by Lan Mandragora in the wheel of time
Death is lighter than a feather,
Duty heavier than a mountain.
The above quote is in the stories of the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, although I have quoted it from a character who said it first I know that it is listed in the book "the world of Robert Jordan's the wheel of time" as a Saying in Shienar a country in it's world.