Chance Quote by Nicolas Chamfort

Chance is a nickname of Providence

— Chamfort

Chance is a nickname for Providence.

— Nicolas Chamfort

“Shall we call coincidence what God calls providence?”

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There is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Providence should not make use of it.

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When good befalls a man he calls it Providence, when evil fate.

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Chance is the pseudonym God uses when He'd rather not sign His own name.

— Anatole France

Chance is the providence of adventurers.

— Laurence Sterne

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