Abolish Quote by Aldous Huxley
“You got rid of them. Yes, that’s just like you. Getting rid of everything unpleasant instead of learning to put up with it. Whether ‘tis better in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them… But you don’t do either. Neither suffer nor oppose. You just abolish the slings and arrows. It’s too easy.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Brave New World, 1932
The passage critiques avoiding discomfort, urging acceptance of life's inevitable challenges rather than seeking easy fixes.
In simple terms: Embrace hardship instead of escaping it.
Face problems, don’t erase them.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal growth
- mental health
- conflict resolution
- ethical dilemmas
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What challenges are you avoiding?
- How can confronting pain foster growth?
May romanticize suffering as noble.