man proposes, God disposes

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin "Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit", coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.

Proverb

man proposes, God disposes

  1. Things don't always work out as they were planned.

Translations

References

  • Gregory Y. Titelman: Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, page 228, →ISBN
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