743 Proverbs about Evil / Page 6
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Evil words corrupt good manners.102.
For great evils strong remedies.103.
God sent him meat, but the devil cooked it.104.
Great cry and little wool, quoth the devil, when he sheared his hogs.105.
He must have crept out of hell while the devil was asleep.106.
He said devil, but meant you.107.
He that has the devil on his neck must find him work.108.
He that is embarked with the devil must sail with him.109.
Never was hood so holy but the devil could get his head into it.110.
One must sometimes hold a candle to the devil.111.
Talk of the devil and you hear his bones rattle.112.
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.113.
The boor looks after a cent as the devil after a soul.114.
The devil has his martyrs among men.115.
The devil is not so black as he is painted.116.
The devil sits behind the cross.117.
The devil take the hindmost.118.
The devil's in the cards, said Sam, four aces and not a single trump.119.
The rich devour the poor, and the devil devours the rich and so both are devoured.120.
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