O Fortuna velut Luna statu variabilis semper crescis aut decrescis; vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem egestatem, potestatem dissolvit ut glaciem (Carmina Burana ) | O Fortune like the Moon changeable in state always waxing or waning; detestable life at one moment hard and at the next cares for the witty games of the mind poverty, power it dissolves like ice.. |
'Inconstancy is my very essence; it is the game I never cease to play as I turn my wheel in its ever changing circle, filled with joy as I bring the top to the bottom and the bottom to the top. Yes, rise up on my wheel if you like, but don't count it an injury when by the same token you begin to fall, as the rules of the game will require.'