Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow.

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.

The tyrant is a child of pride.

Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.

Kids are anchors of mothers' life

Everything is ideal to its parent.

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.