Provençal proverb

Qu avalo amar pau pas escupi dous.

Philosophers

Maritime Provençal

Qu avalo amar pau pas escupi dous.

Meaning

He who swallows bitter cannot spit sweet.

Theme

Philosophers

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

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