ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον
From LSJ
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
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
