man proposes, God disposes

Etymology
From Medieval Latin "Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit", coined in Thomas à Kempis's De Imitatione Christi.

Proverb

 * 1) Things don't always work out as they were planned.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: člověk míní, pánbůh mění
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: de mens wikt, God beschikt
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ihminen päättää, Jumala säätää
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: is tusa a dúirt agus ní hé Dia
 * Italian:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: o homem põe e Deus dispõe
 * Romanian: omul propune, Dumnezeu dispune
 * Russian: челове́к предполага́ет, а бог располага́ет
 * Slovak: človek mieni, pánboh mení
 * Spanish: el hombre propone y Dios dispone
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese: mưu sự tại nhân, thành sự tại thiên