Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.
John DrydenRead
She, though in full-blown flower of glorious beauty, Grows cold even in the summer of her age.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Beauty fades with time, even at its peak.
In this quote, John Dryden reflects on the nature of beauty and the inevitability of aging. He suggests that even when someone is at their most beautiful, they are still subject to the passage of time, which brings about change and a loss of that beauty, even in the prime of life.
Themes
BeautyAgingTransienceLifeLove
In practice
Example use cases
In a romantic card for a partner reflecting on the beauty of love through the years.
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All quotes βOf no distemper, of no blast he died, _x000D_ But fell like autumn fruit that mellow'd long: _x000D_ Even wonder'd at, because he dropp'd no sooner. _x000D_ Fate seem'd to wind him up for fourscore years; _x000D_ Yet freshly ran he on ten winters more; _x000D_ Till like a clock worn out with eating time, _x000D_ The wheels of weary life at last stood still.
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Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
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And write whatever Time shall bring to pass_x000D_ _x000D_ With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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