text_original: The sight of suffering does one good, the infliction of suffering does one more good — this is a hard maxim, but none the less a fundamental maxim, old, powerful, and "human, all too human"; one, moreover, to which perhaps even the apes as well would subscribe: for it is said that in inventing bizarre cruelties they are giving abundant proof of their future humanity, to which, as it were, they are playing the prelude.
text_transcription: THE SIGHT OF SUFFERING DOES ONE GOOD THE INFLICTION OF SUFFERING DOES ONE MORE GOOD THAT IS A HARD MAXIM BUT NONE THE LESS A FUNDAMENTAL MAXIM OLD POWERFUL AND HUMAN ALL TOO HUMAN ONE MOREOVER TO WHICH PERHAPS EVEN THE APES AS WELL WOULD SUBSCRIBE FOR IT IS SAID THAT IN INVENTING BIZARRE CRUELTIES THEY ARE GIVING ABUNDANT PROOF TO THEIR FUTURE HUMANITY TO WHICH AS IT WERE THEY ARE PLAYING THE PRELUDE
phonemes: ðə sˈaɪt ʌv sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ dˈʌz wˈʌn ɡˈʊd, ðɪ ɪnflˈɪkʃən ʌv sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ dˈʌz wˈʌn mˈɔːɹ ɡˈʊd — ðɪs ɪz ɐ hˈɑːɹd mˈæksɪm, bˌʌt nˈʌn ðə lˈɛs ɐ fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl mˈæksɪm, ˈoʊld, pˈaʊɚfəl, ænd "hjˈuːmən, ˈɔːl tˈuː hjˈuːmən"; wˌʌn, mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ, tə wˌɪtʃ pɚhˈæps ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈeɪps æz wˈɛl wʊd səbskɹˈaɪb: fɔːɹ ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd ðæt ɪn ɪnvˈɛntɪŋ bᵻzˈɑːɹ kɹˈuːəltiz ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɡˈɪvɪŋ ɐbˈʌndənt pɹˈuːf ʌv ðɛɹ fjˈuːtʃɚ hjuːmˈænᵻɾi, tə wˈɪtʃ, æz ɪt wɜː, ðeɪ ɑːɹ plˈeɪɪŋ ðə pɹˈeɪluːd.