Qu san trèvo
San devèn.

Meaning

He who keeps company with saints becomes a saint.

Note : This proverb is often used ironically.

Theme

Philosophers

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

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