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The wicked shun the light as the devil does the cross.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about light, devil

Each cross has its own inscription.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Don't burn your bridges before they're crossed.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Every one bears his cross.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The devil often lurks behind the cross.

Proverbs and old sayings French about devil

Never cross a bridge till you come to it.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The devil lurks behind the cross.

Proverbs and old sayings German about devil

He does not put crosswise even one stalk of straw.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Better cross-eyed than blind.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about blind

Praise the ford when you have crossed it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about praise

Don't mention the cross to the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil

Every one thinks his own cross heaviest.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Everyone thinks his own cross is heaviest.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Where the hedge is low every one will cross it.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Don't cross the water unless you see the bottom.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about water

He who has crossed the ford knows how deep it is.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

When rogues go in procession the devil carries the cross.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil