The country seems tame and commonplace after his first dream of the city.

To him it is synonymous with opportunity, with power, with pleasure.

He can not rid himself of its fascination until he tastes its emptiness.

He can not know the worth of the country and how to appreciate the glory of its disadvantages and opportunities until he has seen the sham and shallowness of the city.
One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country.

Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.