Flâner

Meaning: To wander a city slowly and aimlessly, savouring it with no destination in mind — the art of the flâneur.

Literally: To stroll

Origin: French; immortalised by 19th-century Parisian writers.

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Short sayings of timeless wisdom from more than 50 cultures, each with its meaning and origin.

Avec des si, on mettrait Paris en bouteille Speculating about what might have been is pointless.
Faute de grives, on mange des merles When you can't have what you want, you make do with what's available.
Tout vient à point à qui sait attendre Patience is rewarded in the end.

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