Now cheaply bought for thrice their weight in gold.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Critiques how valuable items are purchased cheaply relative to their worth.
- In plain terms
- Valuable things are bought for much less than they are worth.
- What can you take from it?
- Valuable items are sometimes sold below worth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is something undervalued?
- How is worth determined?
Another view
It is vague about what items are meant.
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