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