On despising the unobtainable

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES

despise
/dɪˈspʌɪz/
gerund or present participle: despising feel contempt or a deep repugnance for: "he despised himself for being selfish"

unobtainable
/ʌnəbˈteɪnəbl/
not able to be obtained: "the book was unobtainable in London so I wrote to the publisher"