Provençal expression

se jouinesso sabié e vièiesso poudié, rèn n'arribarié

Wisdom

Literal translation

if youth knew and old age could, nothing would happen

Meaning

if youth only knew and age only could, nothing would go wrong

Explanation

The regret of never combining the experience of old age with the strength of youth. If the two met, nothing untoward would happen.

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