Provençal expression

Un que saup vau mies que cènt que cercon.

Wisdom

Meaning

One who knows is worth more than a hundred who search.

Explanation

One who knows is worth more than a hundred who seek.

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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 Dins l'iver, quau l'attrovo, se n'en sèr, dins l'estièu. Quau l'attrovo es sièu, dins l'autounau, quau l'attrovo lou douno. Au printèms, quau l'attrovo, lou tèn.depending on the season it's found, it gets used, kept, or given away Faï de ben a Bertrand, te lou rendra en caguantdo good to Bertrand, he repays it with harm; ingratitude rewards kindness Vau miès uno pichoto bono acioun qu'uno grando bono entenciouna small good deed is worth more than a great good intention