ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον
From LSJ
Ὅτι οὐδὲν ἧττον τὰ αὐτὰ ποιήσουσι, κἂν σὺ διαρραγῇς → You may break your heart, but men will still go on as before
English
man is but a breath and a shadow, human being is only a breath and a shadow (Sophocles, Fragmenta, 13)
French
l'homme n'est que souffle et ombre
Dutch
een mens is slechts wind en schaduw
