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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."— Helen Keller
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Meaning of this quote
Keller acknowledges widespread pain while insisting that resistance, care, and recovery are also part of human experience. Her optimism depends on working against suffering rather than pretending it is absent.
Key takeaway:
Acknowledge suffering and contribute to the effort to overcome it.
Origin of the quote
Optimism: An Essay (1903), Part I, Optimism Within, as a clause in a longer sentence.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe American Foundation for the Blind publishes the full essay and the relevant wording. The post extracts the central clause and capitalizes its opening.
