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Great men may just with saints.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, man

Pilgrims seldom come home saints.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, home

There is no saint so petty but claims his own candle.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints

On Saint Thomas the Divine kill all turkeys, geese and swine.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints

Saint Martin was an easy man, he loved to drink Cerevisiam; and when he'd no Pecuniam, he left in pledge his Tunicam.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, drinking, man

Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun's day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain.

Proverbs and old sayings German about day, saints, rain

Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about promise, saints, children

The hand of each saint inclines towards himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about saints

A lot of people become saints because of their stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about saints, people

To every saint his torch.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

Like saint like offering.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

Every saint has his festival.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

All saints do not work miracles.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about miracle, saints, work

Every one praises his own saint.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

The danger past, the saint cheated.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about danger, past, saints

The father a saint the son a devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints, devil

All saint without, all devil within.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints, devil

All are not saints who go to church.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

Old saints don't get incense anymore.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints, old, olderness

The river passed the saint forgotten.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints