Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.