On Tuesday, June 30, 1992 at 2:01:35 PM UTC-4, Matt J. Martin wrote:   
   > In article  chil@fraser.sfu.ca (Keith Lim) writes:   
   > >skeeter@skatter.usask.ca writes:   
   > >   
   > >>In "The Perfect Mate," Alexander said "the higher, the fewer" at least   
   twice.   
   > >>What the heck did that mean?    
   > >   
   > >No, it was in "Cost of Living", and it doesn't mean anything sensible,   
   > >at least, as far as anyone can tell. And you should thank your tv station   
   > >for chopping two minutes out of that episode. (Should have chopped out   
   > >everything from that episode, except for the scene where Worf burst the   
   > >face-in-a-bubble.)   
   > >   
   >    He picked up the phrase from that lard-but philosopher in that goofy holo-   
   > deck program of Luwoxana's.   
   >    It struck me as meaning that the higher your wisdom and understanding of   
   > life, the fewer will be your adversities, and indeed the number of people who   
   > can claim mental equality.   
   >    
   >    But then again, maybe they just picked something that sounds weird.   
      
   I believe this did have meaning, but I always interpreted it to mean role or   
   level. The higher you are politically or socially many times these people are   
   morally or virtuously lesser. Expecting more than may be realistic or   
   deserved. They have people    
   who follow them and fewer true friends. After a certain point people with more   
   have shorter lifespans due mostly to stress and depression. Thus, "The higher,   
   the fewer".   
      
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