Provençal expression

Urous quau poù se passa de son vessin

Wisdom

Literal translation

Happy is he who can do without his neighbour.

Meaning

happy is he who can do without his neighbour

Explanation

Happy is he who can do without his neighbour. A proverb on independence from one's neighbours, received as such from the source: the form « vessin » has not been found as such in the inventory of attested forms.

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