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A cunning lawyer beats the devil. — American
A good painter can draw a devil as well as an angel. — English
A man is handsome if he is only better looking than the devil. — Yiddish
A saint abroad and a devil at home. — English
A woman is an angel at ten, a saint at fifteen, a devil at forty, and a witch at fourscore. — English
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A young saint may prove an old devil. — Scottish
A young angel, an old devil. — French
A pack of cards is the devil's prayer book. — German
All saint without, all devil within. — English
An idle person is the devil's cushion. — English
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An empty purse is the devil. — English
An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house. — Dutch
An idle man is the devil's pillow. — Dutch
An artful fellow is a devil in a doublet. — English
Bad priests bring the devil into the church. — English
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Beads about the neck and the devil in the heart. — English
Better keep the devil at the door than turn him out of the house. — English
Beware of a reconciled friend as of the devil. — Spanish
Call not the devil, he will come fast enough unbidden. — Danish
Cards are the devil's books. — English
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Devils must be driven out with devils. — German
Do not make two devils of one. — French
Even the devil cannot escape a woman. — Rumanian
Even the devil is not as black as he is painted. — Slovak
Even the devil knows what is right, but he will not do it. — Serbo-Croatian
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