Quote by W. Somerset Maugham, The Summing
I knew that suffering did not enoble; it degraded. It made men selfish, petty and suspicious. It absorbed them in small things...it made them less than men; and I wrote ferociously that we learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.
Summary
This quote suggests that suffering has a negative impact on individuals. The speaker expresses their belief that suffering does not make people stronger or noble, but rather diminishes them, making them self-centered, small-minded, and distrustful. The speaker emphasizes that they passionately wrote about the importance of learning acceptance not through personal suffering, but by empathetically witnessing and understanding the suffering of others.
Topics
Suffering
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