9 German Proverbs about Monk
All German Proverbs | Proverbs about Monk1. A monk in his cloister, a fish in the water, a thief in the gallows.
2. If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks.
3. Monks, mice, rats, vermin, seldom sunder without harming.
4. Offend one monk, and the lappets of all cowls will flutter as far as Rome.
5. The higher a monkey climbs, the more he shows his behind.
6. The higher the monkey goes the more he shows his tail.
7. The pope eats peasants, gulps gentlemen, and voids monks.
8. The monk responds as the abbot chants.
9. The monk's habit is never so blessed that the devil can't hide in it.
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