Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.
Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.
To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.
Chances rule men and not men chances.