The world in all doth but two nations bear - The good, the bad; and these mixed everywhere.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The world holds only good and bad people, mixed everywhere.
- In plain terms
- The world has good and bad people mixed everywhere.
- What can you take from it?
- Good and bad are mixed everywhere.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you judge good and bad?
- Where do you see mixtures in life?
Another view
It reduces human nature to a simple binary of good and bad.
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