ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον
From LSJ
Εὐκαταφρόνητός ἐστι σιγηρὸς τρόπος → A way of life disposed to silence is contemptible → Taciturna facile ingenia contemni solent → Gemein ist ein Charakter, über den man schweigt
Translations
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; Italian: l'uomo non è che soffio e ombra; Spanish: el hombre es solamente un soplo y una sombra; Latin: nil aliud ac umbra atque flatus est homo; Dutch: een mens is slechts wind en schaduw; Modern Greek: ο άνθρωπος είναι μόν' ανάσα και σκιά
