"man proposes, God disposes" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: From Medieval Latin "Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit", coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=man proposes, God disposes}} man proposes, God disposes
  1. Things do not always work out as they are planned. Synonyms: man plans and God laughs Translations (things don't always work out as they were planned): 謀事在人,成事在天 (Chinese Mandarin), 谋事在人 (Chinese Mandarin), 成事在天 (móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān) (Chinese Mandarin), člověk míní, pánbůh mění (Czech), de mens wikt, God beschikt (Dutch), ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää (Finnish), l’homme propose et Dieu dispose (French), der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt (German), ember tervez, Isten végez (Hungarian), is tusa a dúirt agus ní hé Dia (Irish), człowiek strzela, Pan Bóg kule nosi (Polish), o homem põe e Deus dispõe (Portuguese), omul propune, Dumnezeu dispune (Romanian), челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет (čelovék predpolagájet, a box raspolagájet) (Russian), človek mieni, pánboh mení (Slovak), el hombre propone y Dios dispone (Spanish), Människan spår, gud rår. (Swedish), mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên (Vietnamese)
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          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
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          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
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          "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
          "word": "ember tervez, Isten végez"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "謀事在人,成事在天"
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "ember tervez, Isten végez"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "is tusa a dúirt agus ní hé Dia"
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "o homem põe e Deus dispõe"
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "omul propune, Dumnezeu dispune"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "čelovék predpolagájet, a box raspolagájet",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет"
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "človek mieni, pánboh mení"
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "el hombre propone y Dios dispone"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
      "word": "Människan spår, gud rår."
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      "sense": "things don't always work out as they were planned",
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