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man proposes, God disposes

man proposes, God disposes proverb: things do not always work out as they are planned.

Proverb

man proposes, God disposes

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

man proposes, God disposes meaning in Vietnamese

man proposes, God disposes in Vietnamese

things don't always work out as they were planned
người tính không bằng trời tính

Synonyms of man proposes, God disposes

Origin of man proposes, God disposes

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

Questions about man proposes, God disposes

What does man proposes, God disposes mean?
Man proposes, God disposes means things do not always work out as they are planned.
What is man proposes, God disposes in Vietnamese?
Man proposes, God disposes in Vietnamese is người tính không bằng trời tính. See Man proposes, God disposes meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is man proposes, God disposes?
Man proposes, God disposes is a proverb.

Words near man proposes, God disposes in the dictionary

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