Provençal proverb

Se mando pas la man au sen per uno niero.

Rich and Poor

Maritime Provençal

Se mando pas la man au sen per uno niero.

Meaning

He does not put his hand in his breast for the sake of a flea.

Note : Said of those who cut a grand figure, who are generous, or who are not put out by trifles.

Theme

Rich and Poor

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

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