Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Accident

Accident is a word not to be found in the divine vocabulary.

Accident is commonly the parent of disorder.Gibbon.

No accidents are so unlucky but that the prudent may draw some advantage from them.Rochefoucauld.

Accidents do not threaten like rain.Haytian.

Nothing with God is accidental.Longfellow.

The greatest events often arise from accidents.Greek.