谋事在人，成事在天
谋事在人，成事在天
móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
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Traditional: 謀事在人，成事在天
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- (idiom) planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
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Related Words
一年之计在于春(yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn)· the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)· lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一步登天(yī bù dēng tiān)· reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
→人算不如天算(rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn)· God's plans supersede our own
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