| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Happen |
| | | Everybody is wise after the thing has happened. French. | 1 |
| Everything happens for the best. | 2 |
| That happens in a moment which may not happen in a thousand years. French, Italian. | 3 |
| What does not happen in a year may happen in a moment. Spanish. | 4 |
| What happens to one may happen to another. | 5 |
| What is long spoken of happens at last. Dutch. | 6 |
| What is to happen will happen. Hans Andersen. | 7 | | |
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