Provençal expression

Es pas bèu ço qu'es bèu, es bèu ço qu'agrado

Wisdom

Literal translation

what is beautiful is not beautiful, what pleases is beautiful

Meaning

beauty is not what is beautiful, but what pleases

Explanation

Objective beauty gives way to each person's taste and pleasure in this proverb, literally "what is beautiful is not beautiful, what pleases is beautiful".

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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. Un que saup vau mies que cènt que cercon.One who knows is worth more than a hundred who search. Passè à Tòni, tambèn te passaraDon't worry, it will pass Pesa lou proun coume lou controTo weigh the pros and the cons