謀事在人，成事在天

谋事在人，成事在天
móushìzàirén,chéngshìzàitiān
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 謀事 móushì
  1. to plan matters
  2. to look for a job
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
3 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
4 成事 chéngshì
  1. to accomplish the objective
  2. to succeed
5 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
6 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven