Provençal expression

L'esperanço es lou pan di miserable

Wisdom

Literal translation

hope is the bread of the wretched

Meaning

hope is the poor man's bread

Explanation

The only true nourishment of one who lacks everything, hope is thus named by this proverb, literally "hope is the bread of the wretched".

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es Sansoun derrabo-ferigoulohe plays the strongman against the weak vau mai teni un passeroun qu'espera uno aucoa sparrow in hand is worth more than a goose you're hoping for Es pas bèu ço qu'es bèu, es bèu ço qu'agradobeauty is not what is beautiful, but what pleases qu pito fai gavagesmall gains, gathered often, add up to plenty Emé de vin cue, s'es jamai fa de bon vinaigre.With cooked wine, good vinegar has never been made. Vau mai tua lou diable que de se leissa tua per éu.It is better to kill the Devil than to let him kill you.