The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Children » gather 4 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).
Enfant venen, enfant tournan.We come into the world as children and return to childhood in old age. Marrit enfant bouon ome.A wayward child makes a sensible man. Lia ren de pu bèuQue la graisso souto la pèu.There is nothing more beautiful than fat beneath the skin. Enfant e pasto au soulèu se jalo.Child and dough freeze even in the sun.