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Cleanliness is next to godliness
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Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Prov. It is very important to keep yourself clean. Child: How come I have to take a bath? Mother: Cleanliness is next to godliness. The woman sitting next to me on the bus had obviously never heard that cleanliness is next to godliness.
See also: next

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.  (old-fashioned)
something that you say which means that except for worshipping God, the most important thing in life is to be clean Could you try to wash behind your ears occasionally? Cleanliness is next to Godliness, you know.
See also: next


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