Man proposes, God disposes

Cultural  

1. People can make plans; God determines how things will turn out.

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Example Sentences

In 1864, "Man proposes, God disposes," was painted, an Arctic incident suggested by the finding of the relics of Sir John Franklin.

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If the clauses are very short, and are alike in form, a comma is usually permissible: Man proposes, God disposes.

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Very familiar examples are these—"Little pot, soon hot," "A stitch in time saves nine," "Many a little makes a mickle," "No gains without pains," and "Man proposes, God disposes."

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“Man proposes, God disposes,” quoted “Forty-niner,” with all the emphasis of an original philosophy.

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Unexpectedly, however, events verified the truth of the old adage, "Man proposes, God disposes."

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