Maritime Provençal
Tèms platela e femo fardado
Soun pas de durado.
Meaning
Sluggish weather and a painted woman are never lasting.
Note : A very ancient expression; platela (hélix algira) was used only in the environs of Toulon.
Theme
Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.