2006-10-02 06:23:22 · 5 answers · asked by She 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
From the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. It's an excellent novel, and only about 100 pages long. I highly recommend it.
The full phrase is, "The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry." ei. No matter who makes a plan or how good it is, things can still happen to make the plan fall apart.
EDIT:
Apparently, I was mistaken. My apologies. Regardless, it's a fantastic novel. You should read it, if you haven't already.
2006-10-02 06:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by marbledog 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
You don't have it quite right. It's: The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. It means that no matter how well you plan, sometimes life throws you a curve. You might be absolutely sure something is going to turn out like you planned it, but something could go wrong. That's life. And the "mice and men" part means that it doesn't matter whether your as important as a human being or as insignificant as a mouse, your plans could turn out not as you want them to be .
2016-03-17 03:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
18th-century poet, Robert Burns, he wrote: "The best laid plans o'mice an' men/Gang aft a-gley." Or as we would say today: "gone astray."
Meaning that even the most thought out and well planned events or schemes can go wrong from time to time.
2006-10-02 06:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by ratpackluvr 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Not John Steinbeck, an uneducated guess.
Robert Burn's poem, "Ode to a Mouse".
2006-10-02 06:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
robert burns "to a mouse", it inspired the title of steinbeck's novel "of mice and men"
2006-10-02 09:41:08 · answer #5 · answered by Paul S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Best Laid Plans Saying
2016-10-19 06:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by thorsten 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋