Homer — "Very like leaves upon this earth are the generations of men -- old leaves, cast …"

Very like leaves upon this earth are the generations of men -- old leaves, cast on the ground by wind, young leaves the greening forest bears when spring comes in. So mortals pass; one generation flowers even as another dies away.
Homer — Homer Ancient · Iliad and Odyssey

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Glaucus comparing the generations of men to leaves, emphasizing human transience and insignificance in The Iliad.

Date: c. 8th century BCE

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