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The beadle's cow may graze in the churchyard.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

He that has the luck leads the bride to church.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about bad luck, good luck

When the devil gets into the church he seats himself on the altar.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil

A young doctor makes a humpy churchyard.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Raw cucumber makes the churchyards prosperous.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Where god builds a church, the devil will build a chapel.

Proverbs and old sayings English about devil, god

Do not choose your wife on your way to the church.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about wife

Who goes to church without his axe is a shitty man.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about man

Two are holy: a church and a sauna.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish

Bells call to church but do not enter.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The nearer the church the farther from God.

Proverbs and old sayings French about god

He who is near the church is often far from God.

Proverbs and old sayings French about god

A church stone drops gold.

Proverbs and old sayings

A church without a leader is prey for the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about devil

New doctor, new churchyard.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Big churches, little saints.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints

Old churches have dark windows.

Proverbs and old sayings German about dark, old, olderness

New churches and new taverns are seldom empty.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel.

Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, god

In the visible church the true Christians are invisible.

Proverbs and old sayings German about christians