Provençal proverb

Qu noun fa quand pau,
Noun fa quand vau.

Philosophers

Maritime Provençal

Qu noun fa quand pau,
Noun fa quand vau.

Meaning

He who will not act when he can shall not act when he wishes.

Theme

Philosophers

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

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