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In a large church no priest dies.

Proverbs and old sayings

Mistakes are made even by priests at the altar.

Proverbs and old sayings

Wars are caused by women and priests.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech

A priest's pocket is not easily filled.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about mother

The priest to his book, the peasant to his plough.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry

Presents make women affable, priests indulgent, and the law crooked.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about law

It is good to be priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas, and foal in harvest-time.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry, christmas, children, time, good, good luck

An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

Men's ignorance makes the pot boil for priests.

Proverbs and old sayings French about ignorance, man

It is just that the priest should live by the altar.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He that would keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon into it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about home, house

He that wants to keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon into it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about home, house

God's friends, the priest's foe.

Proverbs and old sayings German about god

Every priestling conceals a popeling.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The bites of priests and wolves are hard to heal.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Either fight not with priests or beat them to death.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fight, death

Doctor Luther's shoes do not fit every parish priest.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The priest loves his flock, but the lambs more than the wethers.

Proverbs and old sayings German