الزمن ملكُ الرجال؛ هو والدهم وهو قبرهم، يمنحهم ما يشاء، لا ما يشتهون.

“Time's the king of men; he's both their parent, and he is their grave, and gives them what he will, not what they crave.”William Shakespeare — The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr. of various commentators; to which are added An essay on the chronological order of his plays; an essay relative to Shakspeare and Jonson; a dissertation on the three parts of King Henry vi; an historical account of the English stage; and notes. By E. Malone. 10 vols. [in 11 pt.] (1790)