John Dryden, Aureng-Zebe, Act III, scene 1
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Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
— John Dryden on Youth
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly." in the context of "John Dryden, Aureng-Zebe, Act III, scene 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Youth" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 921-24.)
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