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Benjamin FranklinA false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.

—  Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer

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Wolfgang GoetheThere is strong shadow where there is much light.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Abraham LincolnPerhaps a man's character was like a tree, and his reputation like its shadow; the shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

—  Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President

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Immanuel KantBut only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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Antonio PorchiaThe shadows: some hide, others reveal.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Ralph Waldo EmersonMost of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Martin Luther KingEverything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Edmond RostandGo! I shall walk in the shadows by your side: I will be your spirit, you will be my beauty.

—  Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright

     ( “Cyrano de Bergerac”)

Baltasar GracianNever have a companion that casts you in the shade.

—  Baltasar Gracian, 1601-1658, Spanish writer

PlutarchI don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

—  Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian

Christian BobinThe closer you get to the light, the more you know yourself full of shadows.

—  Christian Bobin, 1951-2022, French writer

Leonardo da VinciDarkness is absence of light. Shadow is diminution of light.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Latin Quotes

The life of a human being is like a shadow.

Umbra sicut hominis vita.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

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Quotes in Verse

Bertolt BrechtEvents cast long shadows before.
One such event would be a war.
But how are shadows to be seen
When total darkness fills the screen?

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

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T. S. EliotBetween the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Funny Quotes

Steven WrightI got a new shadow. I had to get rid of the other one – it wasn’t doing what I was doing.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Ancient Greek

PindarMan is the dream of a shadow.

Σκιάς όναρ άνθρωπος.

—  Pindar, 522-438 BC, Ancient Greek lyric poet

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Special Quotes

Life is but a shadow: the shadow of a bird on the wing.

—  Sundial motto

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