The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A baptized Jew is a circumcised Christian. (German)
A convert is not a Jew and not a Gentile. (Yiddish)
A man devoid of religion is like a horse without a bridle. (Roman)
A man should be religious, not superstitious. (Roman)
All women are good Lutherans: they would rather preach than hear mass. (Danish)
Before all things reverence the gods. (Roman)
Every sect has its truth, every truth has its sect. (Chinese)
He who carves the Buddha never worships him. (Chinese)
He will never worship the image on the altar who knew it when it was a piece of wood in the garden. (Spanish)
If the heart is orthodox it does not fear heresy. (Chinese)
If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself. (Russian)
If there were no gods or demons in the world, man would do all kinds of things. (Chinese)
If you willingly bear the Cross it will bear you. (German)
Many have quarreled about religion, that never practiced it. (Poor Richard)
Many who scruple to spit in church defile the altar. (Italian)
Men who have no religion, have no honor. (Roman)
Men’s ignorance makes the pot boil for priests. (French)
Nature teaches us to love our friends, but religion our enemies. (German)
No penny, no Paternoster. (German)
Religion has two children: love and hatred. (Russian)
Religion is not abolished by abolishing superstition. (Roman)
Religious contention is the Devil’s harvest. (French)
The discharge of our duty towards God is called religion; towards our parents, piety. (Roman)
To how many evils does not religion persuade! (Roman)
We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition. (Roman)
Whether the Buddha will be fat or lean depends on the stone cutter. (Korean)
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