Pain anguish and suffering in human life are always in proportion to the strength with which a man is endowed. We will not pretend to say that Heaven always apportions to a man's capability of endurance the anguish with which he afflicts him...Suffering is in proportion to the strength which has been accorded in other words the weak suffer more where the trial is the same than the strong.
Dumas explores the notion that the intensity of human suffering is directly related to an individual's strength and resilience. He suggests that people who are stronger can endure pain and anguish more effectively than those who are weaker. This idea implies a disparity in how individuals experience suffering, with weaker individuals feeling it more acutely even under the same circumstances.
The author also contemplates the fairness of this suffering distribution, acknowledging that it doesn't always align with a person's capacity to endure. Essentially, while one might expect those who can handle more to face proportionate challenges, the reality may show that the weak feel the burden of suffering more intensely, underscoring a complex relationship between strength and pain.
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