In short, luck's always to blame.
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
There is no road of flowers leading to glory.
Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
Men of all ages have the same inclinations, over which reason exercises no control. Thus, wherever men are found, there are follies, ay, and the same follies.