• Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

  Aeschylus
  Greek dramatist BC 525-456
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. unfortunate
2. compare
3. picture
4. sponge
5. wipes

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Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away. by : Aeschylus

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