Quote#Wisdom
Shades are we; and of shades we weave
Quote byJohn Addington Symonds · 1840–1893
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Camera Obscura". New and Old (1880) p. 218.
English (original)
Shades are we; and of shades we weave A trifling pleasant make-believe; Then pass into the shadowy night, Where formless shades blindfold the light.
— John Addington Symonds
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