Evening
Evening in its primary meaning is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin just before dusk, when temperatures begin to fall, and last until just after nightfall, when complete darkness has been reached.
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Famous quotes containing the word evening:
“Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.”
—Heraclitus (c. 535–475 B.C.)
“In Tsegihi,
In the house made of dawn,
In the house made of the evening twilight,
In the house made of the dark cloud, ...
Oh, male divinity!
With your moccasins of dark cloud, come to us.”
—Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“He who curses his wife in the evening will spend the night alone.”
—Chinese proverb.