Cleanliness is next to Godliness

[محمد آل الأشرف]

من الأمثلة المشتركة الكثيرة في الأدبين العربي والإنقليزي، وأظن أن نظيره في العربية هو: (النظافة من الإيمان) .
وجاء في شرحه:
cleanliness is next to godliness. Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness, as in Don't forget to wash your ears—cleanliness is next to godliness. This phrase was first recorded in a sermon by John Wesley in 1778, but the idea is ancient, found in Babylonian and Hebrew religious tracts.