743 Proverbs about Evil / Page 5
81. The poorer you are, the more devils you meet.
82. To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long.
83. A man's discontent is his worst evil.
84. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
85. Devil take the hindmost.
86. For the sake of one good action, a hundred evil ones should be forgotten.
87. In reviling, it is not necessary to prepare a preliminary draft.
88. Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.
89. The devil can quote Scripture for his own ends.
90. Virtuous for ten years is still not enough; evil for one day is too much already.
91. With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.
92. Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.
93. Do not always expect good to happen, but do not let evil take you by surprise.
94. If you do good to the Devil, out of gratitude he will deliver you to hell.
95. Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick even more.
96. To do nothing teaches evil.
97. A great book is a great evil.
98. An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.
99. An idle man is the devil's pillow.
100. Behind the cross stands the devil.
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