Dionysius the Elder, being asked whether he was at…

Lysander, when Dionysius sent him two gowns, and bade him choose which he would carry to his daughter, said, "She can choose best," and…

— Plutarch

Yet did that Antiochus, who was also called Dionysius, become an origin of troubles again.

— Flavius Josephus

I lost my sleep, and this is the greatest tragedy that can befall someone. It is much worse than sitting in prison.

— Anonymous

A lot of tragedy can befall us, but there's always something else; there's always hope.

— Chris Pine

Clichés so often befall vain people.

— Ann Beattie

Go quietly alone, no harm will befall you.

— John Muir

What shall befall me in the pursuance of this work, I refer to the disposal of Almighty God, whose glory is dearer to me,…

— John Biddle

Those words that stare into your soul and to yourself . You will befall.

— Pantera

“If we conform our behavior to God’s ancient moral prescription, we are entitled to the sweet benefits of life. But if we defy its…

— James C. Dobson

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

— Phaedrus

“I didn't want to see anything worse than me befall her.”

— Larry Brown

In the early days of the New England colonies, no more embarrassing or hampering condition, no greater temporal ill, could befall any adult Puritan…

— Alice Morse Earle

Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt…

— Plutarch

The playthings of our elders are called business.

— Saint Augustine

The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we…

— Nancy Gibbs