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A young preacher, a new hell.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about hell

Life at court is often a short cut to hell.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about hell, life

He who would not go to hell, must not go to court.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about hell

A devil with fine manners can still carry you only to hell.

Proverbs and old sayings about hell, devil, contentment

Who has a bad wife, his hell begins on earth.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about hell, earth, wife, bad luck, bad

He must have crept out of hell while the devil was asleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about hell, devil

It's good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.

Proverbs and old sayings English about hell, good, good luck

Heaven hath no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned.

Proverbs and old sayings English about hell, woman, love

The lawyer's pouch is a mouth of hell.

Proverbs and old sayings French about hell

Unless hell is full no lawyer will ever be saved.

Proverbs and old sayings French about hell

To heaven for the music but to hell for a good conversation.

Proverbs and old sayings French about conversation, music, hell, good, good luck

He that would go to sea for pleasure would go to hell for a pastime.

Proverbs and old sayings French about pleasure, hell

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

Half a house is half a hell.

Proverbs and old sayings German about hell, home, house

Marriage is heaven and hell.

Proverbs and old sayings German about marriage, hell

If there be a hell, Rome is built over it.

Proverbs and old sayings German about hell

Thoughts are toll-free, but not hell-free.

Proverbs and old sayings German about hell

It is harder work getting to hell than to heaven.

Proverbs and old sayings German about hell, work

In time of war the devil makes more room in hell.

Proverbs and old sayings German about hell, war, devil, time

Take one step to hell and you are already half way there.

Proverbs and old sayings German about hell, contentment