Mankind, fleet of life, like tree leaves, weak creatures of clay, unsubstantial as… — Aristophanes
Mankind, fleet of life, like tree leaves, weak creatures of clay, unsubstantial as shadows, wingless, ephemeral, wretched, mortal and dreamlike.
Birds · 424 BC
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Aristophanes. "Birds." Aristophanes: The Complete Plays, translated by Paul Roche. New American Library/Berkley, 2005.
Original citation
Aristophanes. Ὄρνιθες [Birds]. c. 414, Dionysia, Athens, Greece.