“Though the face is paler, the sin isn’t any whiter.”
“When things go well, we are so hungry that we eat all the meal; when trouble comes, we are glad to give it all to the idol.”
“Forget the priest on a fair day, but hug his idol on a foul.”
“A maker of idols never goes to a temple.”
“Fire for gold and trial for the soul.”
“Sorrow for the saint, and chisel for the statue.”
“Sorrow ends where sin begins.”
“Speak of the devil and he drops in.”
“Kind words outlive much frost.”
“Heaven calls the good soon, but doesn’t want the bad till the last.”