If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks.
More German Proverbs:
Marriage is heaven and hell.German
Appearances are deceitful.
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Pray as though no work could help, and work as though no prayer could help.
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Give up the smallest part of a secret, and the rest is no longer in your power.
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Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.
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Beware of laughing hosts and weeping priests.
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