1
Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit (Man proposes, but God disposes)
Thomas a Kempis
2
Alike for those who for TO-DAY prepare,
And those that after a TO-MORROW stare,
A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries
“Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There!”
In Fitzgerlad’s translation of The Rubiyat of Omar Khayam
3
But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane [you aren’t alone]
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men
Gang aft a-gley, [often go awry]
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
Robert Burns – To a Mouse
AntiQuotes of the Day on Action Plans
1
Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit (Man proposes, but God disposes)
Thomas a Kempis
2
Alike for those who for TO-DAY prepare,
And those that after a TO-MORROW stare,
A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries
“Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There!”
In Fitzgerlad’s translation of The Rubiyat of Omar Khayam
3
But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane [you aren’t alone]
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men
Gang aft a-gley, [often go awry]
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
Robert Burns – To a Mouse
Loopy and Booman,
I think Dwight D. Eisenhower agreed with both of you, not that I would propose that either of you compromise:
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”