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The devil is not so ugly as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about devil

The devil is not as scary as they paint him.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil

The devil is not so frighful as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil

A blind man's wife needs no paint.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about blind, wife, man

The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The lion's not half so fierce as he's painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

You should not paint the devil on the wall.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about devil

Lawyers and painters can soon make what's black, white.

Proverbs and old sayings about magic

Strong wood is worth more than painted wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?

A coat of paint.

Riddles

If it moves, salute it; if it doesn't move, pick it up; and if you can't pick it up, paint it.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian

Sometimes people who live in glass houses throw stones because their windows are painted.

Proverbs and old sayings English about people

One day a student asked Taiga, What is the most difficult part of painting? Taiga answered, The part of the paper where nothing is painted is the most difficult.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about painting, nothing, day