Circumstances rule men, men do not rule circumstances.

If a man insisted always in being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.

Cotton is almost pure cellulose, with softness and breathability that have made it the world 's most popular natural fibre.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun or relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.

Some men 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.

I believe that the women were called by the Dodonaeans “doves” because they were barbarians, and so they seemed to the people of Dodona to talk like birds.

Now stop your dancing; you wouldn’t come out and dance when I played to you.

They made it plain to everyone, however, and above all to the king himself, that although he had plenty of troops, he did not have many men.