J. De La Bruyere

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

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be my guest

[be my guest] {v. phr.} Feel free to use what I have; help yourself. * /When Suzie asked if she could borrow John's bicycle, John said, "Be my guest."/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Old Man of the Sea

[Old Man of the Sea] {n. phr.} A tiresome burden, especially a person, difficult to free oneself from. * /Deirdre has Ken the Cardie Wearer ever at her side, an […] Wordsmith.org

guest

[guest] See: [BE MY GUEST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Erasmus

(1465-1536), "Prayer for a Pregnant Woman" Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an entrance. www.sky-net-eye.com

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лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]