ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον

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Νύμφη δ' ἄπροικος οὐκ ἔχει παρρησίαν → Sine dote nupta ius loquendi non habet → Doch ohne Mitgift hat die Braut kein Rederecht

Menander, Monostichoi, 371

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