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    The church alone beyond all question
    Has for ill-gotten goods the right digestion.
    [Ger., Die Kirch' allein, meine lieben Frauen,
    Kann ungerechtes Gut verdauen.]

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No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n,
Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n;
But such plain read more

No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n,
Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n;
But such plain roofs as Piety could raise,
And only vocal with the Maker's praise.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Churches Quotes,
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To Kerke the narre, from God more farre.

To Kerke the narre, from God more farre.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Churches Quotes,
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As like a church and an ale-house, God and the devell, they manie
times dwell neere to ether.

As like a church and an ale-house, God and the devell, they manie
times dwell neere to ether.

by Thomas Nash (nashe) Found in: Churches Quotes,
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The nearer the church, the further from God.

The nearer the church, the further from God.

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It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast
themselves most of their being near to read more

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast
themselves most of their being near to the Church.

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Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman,
Who came of decent people;
He built a church in Dublin read more

Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman,
Who came of decent people;
He built a church in Dublin town,
And on it put a steeple.

by Henry Bennett Found in: Churches Quotes,
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"What is a church?"--Our honest sexton tells,
'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.

"What is a church?"--Our honest sexton tells,
'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.

by George Crabbe Found in: Churches Quotes,
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Whenever God erects a house of prayer
The devil always builds a chapel there;
And 'twill be read more

Whenever God erects a house of prayer
The devil always builds a chapel there;
And 'twill be found, upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation.

by Daniel Defoe Found in: Churches Quotes,
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It is not about the pasture of the sheep, but about their wool.
[Lat., Non est de pastu ovium read more

It is not about the pasture of the sheep, but about their wool.
[Lat., Non est de pastu ovium quaestio, sed de lana.]

by Gabriel Paleotti Found in: Churches Quotes,
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