German Proverbs & Sayings on Christianity (14 Proverbs)
- In the visible church the true Christians are invisible.
(German Proverb)
- He who lives by the church shall serve the church.
(German Proverb)
- 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 trade; of Jews, else Christians would not practise usury.
(German Proverb)
- Let the devil get into the church, and he will mount the altar.
(German Proverb)
- O what we must suffer for the sake of God's church! said the abbot, when the roast fowl burned his fingers.
(German Proverb)
- The nearer the church the farther from God.
(German Proverb)
- When Christ was along, the devil tempted him.
(German Proverb)
- What is not taken by the Church is taken by the Exchequer.
(German Proverb)
- Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel.
(German Proverb)
- Green Christmas, white Easter.
(German Proverb)
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