The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Animals and Insects » gather 4 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Touto rato que se fiso qu'a n'un trau es lèu presso.Any mouse that trusts in but a single hole is quickly caught. Vai bèn mau dins un oustauQuand la galino fa lou gau.Things go very ill in a household when the hen plays the cock. Pouerc delicat vèn jamai gras.A finicky pig never grows fat. De tout pèu lia rosso.From every coat there is a jade.