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An idle person is the devil's cushion.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, people

The devil gives even rich men presents.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about wealth, devil, man

God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about kitchen, devil, god

The devil knows many things because he is old.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, things, old, olderness

Beads about the neck and the devil in the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, heart

Out of a devil's egg there can only come a devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil

It is sometimes good to hold a candle to the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, good, good luck

The cross on his breast and the devil in his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, heart

He that has shipped the devil must make the best of him.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil

Make a pact with the devil until you have crossed the bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, contentment

One may become the devil's brother in order to cross the bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about order, devil

A woman is flax, man is fire, the devil comes and blows the bellows.

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

The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be; the devil was well, the devil a monk was he.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil

Partnership is an invention of the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about invention, devil

The devil is not as scary as they paint him.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil

The devil is not so frighful as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil

If God sends you meal, the devil takes the sack.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil, god, contentment

If the devil catch a man idle he'll set him at work.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about trap, work, devil, man

He took the devil's mat, but he'll pay back with his skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil