Provençal expression

qu pito fai gavage

Wisdom

Literal translation

who pecks fills the crop

Meaning

small gains, gathered often, add up to plenty

Explanation

Literally, whoever pecks fills its crop: through small takings, one ends up with a great deal. Little streams make great rivers.

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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 Prene soun mau coume vènTo bear one's ills with patience