497 Proverbs about Devil / Page 4
61. The poorer you are, the more devils you meet.
62. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
63. Devil take the hindmost.
64. The devil can quote Scripture for his own ends.
65. With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.
66. If you have never done anything wrong, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door.
67. If you do good to the Devil, out of gratitude he will deliver you to hell.
68. An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.
69. An idle man is the devil's pillow.
70. Behind the cross stands the devil.
71. God sent him meat, but the devil cooked it.
72. Great cry and little wool, quoth the devil, when he sheared his hogs.
73. He must have crept out of hell while the devil was asleep.
74. He said devil, but meant you.
75. He that has the devil on his neck must find him work.
76. He that is embarked with the devil must sail with him.
77. Never was hood so holy but the devil could get his head into it.
78. One must sometimes hold a candle to the devil.
79. Talk of the devil and you hear his bones rattle.
80. Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
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