Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Preacher, Preaching

A young preacher, a new hell.

Good preachers give fruits, not flowers.Italian.

He is a good preacher who follows his own preaching.German.

He is past preaching who does not care to do well.French.

He preaches well that lives well.

He preaches patience that never knew pain.

He that will not be saved needs no preacher.German.

He who will not go to heaven needs no preaching.German.

It is bad preaching to deaf ears.German.

It is easy preaching to the fasting with a full belly.Italian.

It is easy to preach fasting with a full belly.

The life of a pious minister is visible rhetoric.Hooker.

The most disorderly students make the most pious preachers.German.

There are many preachers who don’t hear themselves.German.

There is no good in preaching to the hungry.

You canna preach out of your own pulpit.