By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

Art doesn’t just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things.

Accidents, try to change them – it’s impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you.

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead.

Don’t learn safety rules simply by accident.

Newspapers are unable, seemingly to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization.

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

Change should be a friend. It should happen by plan, not by accident.