man proposes, God disposes en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Calque of Medieval Latin homo proponit, sed Deus disponit, coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.
Meanings
- Things do not always work out as they are planned.
Synonyms
Translations (20)
cs člověk míní, pánbůh mění (things don't always work out as they were planned) · pl człowiek strzela, Pan Bóg kule nosi (things don't always work out as they were planned) · sv Människan spår, gud rår. (things don't always work out as they were planned) · cmn 謀事在人，成事在天 /谋事在人 (things don't always work out as they were planned) · vi mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên (things don't always work out as they were planned) · vi người tính không bằng trời tính (things don't always work out as they were planned) · la homo proponit, sed Deus disponit (things don't always work out as they were planned) · sk človek mieni, pánboh mení (things don't always work out as they were planned) · de der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt (things don't always work out as they were planned) · ga is tusa a dúirt agus ní hé Dia (things don't always work out as they were planned) · fr l’homme propose et Dieu dispose (things don't always work out as they were planned) · ro omul propune, Dumnezeu dispune (things don't always work out as they were planned) · nl de mens wikt, God beschikt (things don't always work out as they were planned) · es el hombre propone y Dios dispone (things don't always work out as they were planned) · fi ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää (things don't always work out as they were planned) · it l'uomo propone Dio dispone (things don't always work out as they were planned) · pt o homem põe e Deus dispõe (things don't always work out as they were planned) · cmn 成事在天 (things don't always work out as they were planned) · hu ember tervez, Isten végez (things don't always work out as they were planned) · ru челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет (things don't always work out as they were planned)