Provençal proverbs

Wine

2 proverbs

The Provençal proverbs on the theme « Wine » gather 2 traditional sayings, presented in Maritime Provençal with their English translation. They come from La Tour-Keyrié's collection (1882).

Marchan de vin,
Marchan mesquin.
A wine merchant is an unlucky merchant.
L'aigo gasto lou vin,
La carreto lou camin,
E la femo l'ome.
Water ruins the wine, the cart ruins the road, and the woman ruins the man.