ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον

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ζῆν ἀλύπως, ἢ θανεῖν εὐδαιμόνως → Felicis aevum sine malis agere aut mori → Ein Leben ohne Betrübnis oder ein seliger Tod

Menander, Monostichoi, 202

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