Jacques Delillewas a French poet, freemason and translator. He was born at Aigueperse in Auvergne and died in Paris... (wikipedia)
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.
Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
Our relatives are ours by chance, but we can choose our friends.
The sweetest happiness is one that we share .
Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends.