Provençal expression

qu'au bastis sus la graveno, perdi soun tèms emai sa peno

Wisdom

Literal translation

he who builds on gravel wastes his time and his effort

Meaning

build on gravel and you waste your time and effort

Explanation

Whoever builds on gravel wastes his time and his trouble, a saying about undertakings built on fragile foundations.

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