Provençal expression

pantaia de tasta de causo douço, enganamen

Wisdom

Literal translation

to dream of tasting sweet things, disappointment

Meaning

dreaming of sweets brings only disappointment

Explanation

To dream of tasting sweet things brings only disappointment, warns this saying against the illusions of dreaming.

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