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| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 54866 |
| QUOTATION: | The shimmering night does not stay for mortals, not misfortunes, nor wealth, but in a moment it is gone, and to the turn of another comes joy and loss. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.), Greek tragedian. The Women of Trachis, l. 132. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Sophocles Collection. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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