Famous Proverbs
743 Proverbs about Evil / Page 23
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He loves me as the devil loves holy water.222.
He must be a clever host that would take the devil into his hostelry.223.
He must be ill-favoured who scares the devil.224.
He must cry aloud who would scare the devil.225.
He must have iron fingers who would flay the devil.226.
He needs a long spoon that would eat out of the same dish with the devil.227.
Idleness is the devil's bolster.228.
It is easy to bid the devil be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him.229.
"It is easy to work with a good comb," said the devil, when he combed his mother's hair with a pitchfork."230.
It is not easy to walk upon the devil's ice.