shortsightedness

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Meaning

(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

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The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

A victim of God may, Through learning adaption, Become a partner of God, A victim of God may, Through forethought and planning, Become a shaper of God. Or a victim of God may, Through shortsightedness and fear, Remain God's victim, God's plaything, God's prey. Octavia Butler

It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the poem is merely its shape. Mark Strand

History has often proved the shortsightedness of the practical men and vindicated the "lazy" dreamers; it has also proved that the dreamers are often mistaken. George Sarton

Everyone in your culture knows this. Man was born to turn the world into paradise, but tragically he was born flawed. And so his paradise has always been spoiled by stupidty, greed, destructiveness, and shortsightedness. Daniel Quinn

They're people,” Naomi said, exhaustion in her tone. "We're trying to do all of this with humans. Shortsightedness is coded in our DNA. Daniel Abraham

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