man plans and God laughs



man plans and God laughs

A phrase that criticizes people's tendency to make plans, as there is no guarantee that plans will work out. I used to make itineraries for our vacations, but nothing ever went as I had planned. Man plans and God laughs, right?
See also: and, god, laugh, man, plan

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Klimentina-Macedonian
Andreawn-DRAYEnglish, African American
JaceJAYSEnglish
Gottschalk-German (Archaic)
KarelKAH-rəl (Dutch), KAH-rel (Czech)Dutch, Czech, Slovene
NolanNO-lanIrish, English