Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about integrity, temptation, man
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He is a very bad manager of honey who leaves nothing to lick off his fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, nothing, bad luck, bad
The devil makes his Christmas pies of lawyers' tongues and clerk's fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings German about christmas, devil
O what we must suffer for the sake of God's church! said the abbot, when the roast fowl burned his fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings German about suffering, god
The responsibility of power is like holding an egg. Grasp it too tightly and it will drip through your fingers; hold it too loosely and it will drop and break.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about power
Of three things the devil makes a salad: advocate's tongues, notaries' fingers, and a third that shall be nameless.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil, things
When you point your finger at someone, look where the other fingers point.
Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican
Someone who is pointing his finger to another person is not always aware that the four remaining fingers are pointing in his direction.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
