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Love, the most generous passion of the mind
The softest refuge innocence can find

— John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Love, the most generous passion of the mind
The softest refuge innocence can find" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 – 26 July 1680) was an English nobleman, a friend of King Charles II of England, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.