What does far off water cannot satisfy a distant thirst mean?

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far off water cannot satisfy a distant thirst means that the distance between the water and the thirst is big...so we have to find a water that is more close to us in order to quench our thirst..the water could be a person who is far from us..or maybe a goal...probably death..anything..

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