αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
the generality of people: P. and V. τὸ πλῆθος, οἱ πολλοί.
generalities: P. τὰ ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ.