He disdains all things above his reach, and preferreth all countries above his own.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It criticizes someone who despises what is reachable and prefers foreign things over their own.
- In plain terms
- You reject what is near and want only what is far away.
- What can you take from it?
- Don't despise the attainable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we crave the distant?
- What is attainable for you?
Another view
It generalizes all desire for the foreign as negative.
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