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The pride of women and the pride of priests.

Women, priests, and poultry, never have enough.

The lives of doctors, the souls of priests, and the property of lawyers, are in great danger.

Honor goes to God; the priests get the bacon.

Even Buddhist priests of the same temple quarrel occasionally.

Have no dealings with monks and priests.

In hard times priests are in great demand.

Brothers, rivers and priests are three bad neighbors.

Give monks a wide berth, and as for priests just attend Mass.

Where there are monks and priests, there is adultery and beatings.

Who hopes for alms from the priests, winds up at the insane asylum.

Cavaliers, priests, and dangerous places, speak nicely about them but keep your distance.

In Polizzi you'll find water, fog, kites, priests with children, commissions and delegates.

Christmas traditions and superstitions

In many romanian villages, in Christmas Eve, exists the tradition to smear the cattles and stables with garlic to keep away the bad spiritis. The people are smeared as well with garlic on the forehead,...

When the eagle shall nest in the hollow glen

When mountain and fen shall from mists be free
When the priests shall no longer for gold be seeking
The crow shall be speaking as plain as we

Folks say there is a lack of four sorts of people on earth: of priests, else one would not have six or seven benefices; of gentleman, else every boor would not want to be a squire; of whores, else married women and nuns would not carry on the...

Bypass monks with a big stride; have nothing to do with priests, except at Mass.

There are three who have to give an accounting to God; the judges, the priests, and the godparents.