Provençal expression

la vido di gàrri

Wisdom

Literal translation

The life of the rats.

Meaning

eternal life

Explanation

The life of the rats: a playful equivalent of the Latin vitam aeternam, eternal life.

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qu'au bastis sus la graveno, perdi soun tèms emai sa penobuild on gravel and you waste your time and effort de tis amis digo tout bien, de tis enemis digues renspeak only well of your friends, and nothing of your enemies quand sias nascu pounchu poudès pas mouri carrayou can't change your basic nature Vau mai èstre ami de luen qu'enemi de prochebetter a distant friend than a nearby enemy au mai anavo la vieio, au mai appreniéthe older the woman grew, the more she learned vau mai un fais ben lia que dous mal astacaone well-tied bundle beats two poorly fastened ones