Man proposes, God disposes
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Unexpectedly, however, events verified the truth of the old adage, "Man proposes, God disposes."
From Nathan Hale by Jean Christie Root
In no walk of life is that head-light axiom, "Man proposes, God disposes," so often flashed plump in the eyes of enthusiastic travellers for their bewilderment or befuddlement as in finance.
From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Thomas William Lawson
If the clauses are very short, and are alike in form, a comma is usually permissible: Man proposes, God disposes.
From A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
But, alas! as I have just said, "Man proposes, God disposes."
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable
In 1864, "Man proposes, God disposes," was painted, an Arctic incident suggested by the finding of the relics of Sir John Franklin.
From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton
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