False Dawn can refer to:
- Zodiacal light: a faint, roughly triangular glow seen in the night sky.
- False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism: A 1998 book by political philosopher John N. Gray which argues that free market Globalization is unstable and is in the process of collapsing.
- A short story by Rudyard Kipling collected in Plain Tales from the Hills (1888)
- A 1978 novel by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Famous quotes containing the words false and/or dawn:
“Rhyme, the rack of finest wits,
That expresseth but by fits
True conceit,
Spoiling senses of their treasure,
Cozening judgment with a measure,
But false weight;
Wresting words from their true calling;
Propping verse for fear of falling
To the ground;
Jointing syllables, drowning letters,
Fastening vowels, as with fetters
They were bound!”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)
“We are independent of the change we detect. The longer the lever, the less perceptible its motion. It is the slowest pulsation which is the most vital. The hero then will know how to wait, as well as to make haste. All good abides with him who waiteth wisely; we shall sooner overtake the dawn by remaining here than by hurrying over the hills of the west.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)