man proposes, God disposes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Things do not always work out as they are planned.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

man proposes, God disposes

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin homo proponit, sed Deus disponit, coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.

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