The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Miscellaneous » gather 22 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Uno bouono bugadieroA toujour espousca sa pariero.A good washerwoman has always splashed her neighbour. Chin en vido vau miés que lien mouert.A live dog is worth more than a dead lion. A uno bravo cagno.He has a fine cool nerve. A san Miquèu
Lei figo soun per leis aucèu.At Saint Michael's Day the figs belong to the birds. Faire uno cagado.To make a blunder, to do a foolish thing. Es un tro bèl aglan per un tant foutu pouer.It is too fine an acorn for such a wretched pig. Mando li su la testo un passarés.Send a chamber pot down on his head. Faire San-Miquèu.To do Saint Michael's. Es sot coume un panié.He is as dull as a basket. A me lou pèd din lou Mourrau.He has put his foot in the trap. Lou goi disié au troussa coume ti vai.The lame man said to the twisted one: how are you? Lou sang sanguino.Blood draws the one in whom blood holds sway. A pichot pèd jamai grosso sabato li vai bèn.On a small foot, a large shoe never fits well. L'aigo fai veni pouli.Water makes things grow fair. Parte pas toujour quand embasto.He does not always leave on the day he puts his boots on. Vau miés èstre couioun qu'avugle : l'on ve sèi parié.Better to be a fool than blind — at least you can see your fellow fools. Qu vau leis aubado fau que pague lei tambourin.He who wants the serenades must pay the drummers. Es dur coume l'amo dau diable.He is as hard as the devil's soul. Es empacha coume un gau din l'estoupo.He is as tangled up as a cock in tow. Faire soun penequet.To take a little nap, on a chair for instance, during the day. Qu trau embrasso manque lou trin.He who grasps too much misses the train. S'es foundu coume un aiòli.He has melted away like an aioli.