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Truth shames the devil. — English
What the devil does in a year a fool does in an hour. — African (Morocco)
What the devil brings he also takes away. — Russian
When nuns dance the devil does not weep. — Rumanian
When the devil quotes Latin, the priests go to prayers. — English
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When the devil says his prayers he wants to cheat you. — Spanish
When the devil says his paternosters he means to cheat you. — French
When the devil preaches, the world's near an end. — English
When the devil prays, he has a booty in his eye. — English
When the devil grows poor he becomes a tax collector. — Greek
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When the devil grows old he turns hermit. — French
When the devil finds the door shut he goes away. — French
When the devil gets into the church he seats himself on the alter. — Dutch
When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond. — African (Egypt)
When nuns dance the devil does not weep. — Rumanian
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When fortune is good, you rule over the devils; when fortune is bad, they rule over you. — Chinese
When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner. — English
When the devil grew old he became a monk. — Rumanian
Where God builds a church, the devil builds a chapel. — German
Where none else will, the devil must bear the cross. — English
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Where there's money, there is the devil; but where there's none, there he is twice. — German
Where the fence is lowest, the devil leaps over. — German
Where the devil doesn't have time to go, he sends a fool. — Russian
Where the devil cannot succeed he sends an old woman. — Polish
Wickedness with beauty is the devil's hook baited. — English
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You cannot serve God and the devil. — Maltese
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