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When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about devil

Neither money nor the devil can remain in peace.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies, peace, devil, money

Man is his own devil.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil, man

The devil does not sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about sleep, devil

He owed the devil a journey.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about devil

The little devil is hiding in me.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about devil

His words are nice but he is a devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about word, devil

It is not good to paint the devil on the wall.

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

His eyes are beautiful, but his heart is a devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about eyes, devil, heart

Sometimes one has to light a candle for the devil too.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about light, devil

He is afraid of it, as the devil fears holy water or incense.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about devil, water

Give the devil your little finger, you will be taken entirely.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about devil, contentment

You must answer the devil in his own language.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about language, devil, contentment

A house without a woman is the devil's own lodging.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about devil, home, house, woman

A woman can beat the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about devil, woman

The devil never grants long leases.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about devil

A dimple in the chin a devil within.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about devil

Pulling the devil by the leg is a bad grip.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about devil, bad luck, bad

Don't bid the devil good day till you meet him.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about devil, day, good, good luck, contentment

Don't go to law with the devil in the court of hell.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hell, law, devil