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Provençal proverb

Tau paire, tau flou.

Philosophers

Maritime Provençal

Tau paire, tau flou.

Meaning

Like father, like son.

Note : Variant: Lei chin fan pa de cat — Dogs do not beget cats.

Theme

Philosophers

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

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