Caption: James Mason (1909--1984) as Brutus (85--42 BCE) in Julius Caesar (1953 film) based on the play Julius Caesar (c. 1599), by William Shakespeare (1564--1616).

Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.

---Cassius (before 85--42 BCE) to Brutus (85--42 BCE), Act I, Scene 2 (scroll down ∼ 40 %) in Julius Caesar (c. 1599), William Shakespeare (1564--1616).