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“Man plans and God laughs” …

“Man plans and God laughs” …

December 3, 2016 Nate

– Retirement Millionaire July 2016

A Yiddish proverb cautions, “Man plans and God laughs.” The real world is a complex and unpredictable place. If you draw a specific timeline for how you expect things to go, there’s little doubt that you’ll be proven wrong.”


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