And surely, he that hath taken the true Altitude of Things, and rightly calculated the degenerate state of this Age, is not like to envy those that shall live in the next, much less three or four hundred Years hence, when no Man can comfortably imagine what Face this World will carry.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Seeing the state of the present, one should not envy future generations who face unknown challenges.
- In plain terms
- Do not envy the future because it is hard to imagine.
- What can you take from it?
- The future holds challenges as hard as today.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What challenges will the future bring?
- Is the past truly better?
Another view
It assumes the future is worse without evidence.
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