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John Dryden, All for Love, Act IV, scene 1
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Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full of cravings too, and full as vain.

— John Dryden on Man

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full of cravings too, and full as vain." in the context of "John Dryden, All for Love, Act IV, scene 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Man" (Quotes: Sorted alphabetically by author or source, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 487-93.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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John Dryden

About John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August O.S. 9 August 1631 – 12 May O.S. 1 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.