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A witch-wife and an evil is three-halfpence worse than the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies, wife, devil

The world is a wheel and men are the fellowes, and the devil prowling around spins.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about world, devil, man

He who steals in order to give to god can only get advice from the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings about order, advice, devil, god

A thorn that pierces the toe should be burned by the light of a new moon lest the devil possess the foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about moon, light, devil

Words are but winde, but dunts are the Devill.

Proverbs and old sayings about word

He should have a long shafted spoon that sups kail with the Devil.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil

When there's a clear horizon in winter, there'll be the devil to pay.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about devil

Do you carry the trough, husband, and I will carry the sieve, which is as heavy as the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about husband, devil, contentment

It is easier to beat two devils into a child, than one devil out.

Proverbs and old sayings Swiss about devil, children

Life is like a game in which God shuffles the cards, the devil deals them and we have to play the trumps.

Proverbs and old sayings Yugoslavian about games, devil, life, god

When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about devil, angels, present

Learning makes some into Mullahs and some into devils.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about devil

Old Satan couldn't get along without plenty of help.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil, help, americans, old, olderness

If you haven't done anything evil then you shouldn't be worried about devils knocking on your door.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about haven, devil, contentment

Three daughters and a mother are four devils for a father.

Proverbs and old sayings Argentinian about devil, mother

Priest on the outside, Satan on the inside.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about devil

A lazy man is the devils handyman.

Proverbs and old sayings Australian about devil, man

Raise no more devils than you can lay.

Proverbs and old sayings British about devil, contentment

The poorer you are, the more devils you meet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil, contentment

With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil, money, man