High aspirations reveal others’ potential shortcomings.

Evidence

Here’s something to consider: If you have a friend whose friendship you wouldn’t recommend to your sister, or your father, or your son, why would you have such a friend for yourself? … When you dare aspire upward, you reveal the inadequacy of the present and the promise of the future. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 323

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 323
• XREF: connects to: Friends frequently fail to recognize the potential of an artist on the rise. — Dolores DeLuce, Blow Jobs: A Guide to Making It in Show…, 203