cleanliness is next to godliness
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First recorded in a sermon by
John Wesley
in 1778.
Proverb
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cleanliness
is
next
to
godliness
It is
important
and
morally
sound
to keep one's body and home
clean
; those who
practice
purity
and
wholeness
are
close
to
God
.
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