Famous Proverbs
13 Proverbs about Monks
1.
Friend, do not try to borrow combs from shaven monks.2.
If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks.3.
Monks, mice, rats, vermin, seldom sunder without harming.4.
The pope eats peasants, gulps gentlemen, and voids monks.5.
When the prior plays cards, what will the monks do?6.
Nutcrackers crack cedar seeds, monks crack rosary beads.7.
Give monks a wide berth, and as for priests just attend Mass.8.
Don't make friends with monks and soldiers.9.
Where there are monks and priests, there is adultery and beatings.10.
Have no dealings with monks and priests.