We are all lumps, and of so various and inform a contexture, that every piece plays, every moment, its own game, and there is as much difference betwixt us and ourselves as betwixt us and others.

Tis no wonder, says one of the ancients, that chance has so great a dominion over us, since it is by chance we live.

No wonder, said an Ancient, that chance has so much power over us, since it is by chance that we live.

I moreover affirm that our wisdom itself, and wisest consultations, for the most part commit themselves to the conduct of chance.