"The Shadow knows!" (heh heh heh heh heh ha haaaa!)
(The Shadow was originally a mysterious narrator on the 1930 radio show Detective Story Hour)
This phrase comes from the opening line of the radio drama "The Shadow," which aired in the 1930s and 1940s. The full line is: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows." It was used to introduce the mysterious and crime-fighting character known as The Shadow.
'The Shadow' ; "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men ? The Shadow knows !"
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He didn't. He used the phrase "hearts of men" three times: in Merchant of Venice, Richard II and Timon of Athens, and in none of these cases did the word "lies" precede it. You are probably thinking of "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows . . . HA HA HA HA HA . . ." But that was the Shadow radio show from the 1930s and 1940s. Shakespeare did not write for that.
Only "The Shadow" knows what evil lurks in the minds of men. How long your shadow is! The clouds will hide your shadow.
"What evil lurks in the minds of men?" is how an old radio program used to begin. "The Shadow knows." The shadow always points away from the sun...
The Shadow was a very popular mystery show of the 1930's and 40's. It was a drama that was read over the air and usually involved a murder. The show was trademarked with it's opening lines, "Who knows the evil that lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! <maniacal laughter>" For a generation that did not have visuals, this was a very exciting show!
George Burns ended the show with "Say goodnight, Gracie" and Gracie would say "Goodnight." Most people mistakenly think that she answered "Goodnight, Gracie" because of the Laugh-In ending, "Say goodnight, Dick," to which Dick Martin answered "Goodnight, Dick."
Man. Yes you are quite right it`s the absence of God`s presence in the hearts of men.
As the years passed, the character evolved. On September 26, 1937, The Shadow radio drama officially premiered with the story "The Deathhouse Rescue" and imbued the character with "the power to cloud men's minds" - the ability to become completely invisible - a trait associated with the character for years after the show ended. Even after decades, the unmistakable introduction from The Shadow radio program, intoned by actor Frank Readick Jr., has earned a place in the American idiom: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh! The Shadow knows ... " These words were accompanied by a haunting theme song, Le Rouet d'Omphale, composed by Saint-Saëns.
Women are not inherently evil. It is harmful and incorrect to make such generalizations based on gender. It is important to treat individuals as such, rather than attributing negative characteristics to an entire group of people.
Steven Weinberg, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, made this statement in his book "Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries." Weinberg was highlighting the potential negative impact of religious beliefs on individuals' behavior.
In Islam the Devil is known as Iblis or Shaytan, who has the power to cast evil suggestions into the hearts of men, women and children. Iblis has no other powers.