The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A great church and little devotion. (Italian)
Big churches, little saints. (German)
Golden churches, wooden hearts. (Unknown)
He who lives by the church shall serve the church. (German)
Many bring their clothes to church rather than themselves. (Rumanian)
Near the church, far from God. (Italian)
New churches and new taverns are seldom empty. (German)
Not all who go to church are saints. (Unknown)
Old churches have dark windows. (German)
Some make conscience of wearing a hat in the church, who make none of robbing the altar. (Poor Richard)
The Church is an anvil that has worn out many hammers. (German)
The nearer the church, the farther from God. (English)
The poorer the church, the purer the heart. (German)
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