Provençal proverb

Au mai pènde
Au mai rende.

Lawsuits and Lawyers

Maritime Provençal

Au mai pènde
Au mai rende.

Meaning

The longer it hangs, the more it yields.

Note : Generally said of men of business in the course of lawsuits.

Theme

Lawsuits and Lawyers

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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