ɐmˌʌŋ ðə mˈɛni sˈeɪɪŋz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ʌv bˈoʊθ, wiː ɑːɹ tˈoʊld ðæt kɹˈæsəs əbzˈɜːvd, "ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˈoʊ wˈʌndɚ ðˌæɾə mˈæn hæd ɐ bˈɪɹd ʌv bɹˈæs, hˌuː hæd ɐ mˈaʊθ ʌv ˈaɪɚn ænd ɐ hˈɑːɹt ʌv lˈiːd."
Among the many sayings recorded of both, we are told that Crassus observed, "that it was no wonder that a man had a beard of brass, who had a mouth of iron and a heart of lead."