Sir John Davies
“
Maids are like contentment in this life,
Which all the world have sought, but none enjoy’d.
— Maiden
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Maids are like contentment in this life,
Which all the world have sought, but none enjoy’d." in the context of "Sir John Davies" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Maiden" (Quotes, A Dictionary of Similes: Reported in: Frank J. Wilstach, ed. A Dictionary of Similes (1916))
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About Maiden
A maiden or maid is a female virgin or, more broadly, merely an unmarried young woman or girl. Related terms include damsel and wench.
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