The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Advice » gather 10 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Qu san trèvo, san devèn.He who keeps company with saints becomes a saint. Se voues saupre ço que fa toun vesinCoucho-te d'ouro e lèvo-te matin.If you want to know what your neighbour is doing, go to bed early and rise in the morning. Oustau basti, vigno plantado.A house already built, a vineyard already planted. Voulès arresta uno lèbre, marida-la.Would you stop a hare? Marry it. Faire lou bèn e fugi lou mau
Autre sermoun noun vous fau.Do good and shun evil — no other sermon do you need. La semano dei Tenchurié, la semano que vèn.The dyers' week — next week. Garda-vous d'un ome qu'a ren a faire.Beware of a man who has nothing to do. Lause la mar e tente en terro.Praise the sea and keep to dry land. Despènde lou pendu e lou pendu te pendra tu.Cut down the hanged man and the hanged man will hang you. Qu es pas d'un bouon oustau que se lou fague.He who is not from a good house, let him make himself one.