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Man is fire, woman is tow, and the devil comes and blows.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, fire, fire brigade, woman, man

He is the devil's valet, he does more that he is ordered.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil

Slanderers are the devil's bellows, to blow up contention.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil

He who sows the seed of discord works in the devil's barn.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil

When the devil says his paternosters he means to cheat you.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, contentment

Pulling the devil by the tail does not lead far young or old.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, old, olderness

The devil leads him by the nose who the dice too often throws.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil

To the devil with so many masters, said the toad to the harrow.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil

The devil sweetens another man's wife with a spoonful of honey.

Proverbs and old sayings French about wife, devil, man

The devil was so fond of his children that he plucked out their eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings French about children, eyes, devil

Tell a woman once she is beautiful and the devil will repeat it ten times.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, woman

Were the devil to come from hell to fight, there would forthwith be a Frenchman to accept the challenge.

Proverbs and old sayings French about hell, fight, devil

A gossip's mouth is the devil's postbag.

Proverbs and old sayings about gossip, devil

The devil is fond of his own.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil

He who plays with a sword plays with the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil

I see by my mother-in-law's eyes when the devil takes hold of her.

Proverbs and old sayings about law, eyes, mother, devil

A church without a leader is prey for the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about devil

Young angel, old devil.

Proverbs and old sayings German about angels, devil, old, olderness

Young saint, old devil.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, devil, old, olderness

Street angel, house devil.

Proverbs and old sayings German about angels, devil, home, house
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