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All saint without, all devil within.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints, devil

The river passed the saint forgotten.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

When a man is falling, every saint pushes him.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints, man

The saint has no believers unless he works miracles.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

Don't believe in the saint unless he works miracles.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints

The cat is a saint when there are no mice about.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about saints

A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about saints, devil

You cannot worship an unknown saint.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about saints

Not so much that it burns the saint, nor so little that it doesn't illuminate him.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about saints

A devil takes one and makes two, a saint takes two and makes one.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about saints, devil

Don? t undress a saint to dress the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about saints

Too much alms, the saint will be suspicious.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about saints

Pray to the saint until you have passed the slough.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about pray, saints

It's not worth undressing a saint to dress another one.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about saints

Water by Saint John's takes oil and doesn't give bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about saints, water

He is an old saint, any may leave it in the hands of God.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about saints, god, old, olderness

When the alms is too large, even a saint will be suspicious.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about saints

Let God handle it, He's a venerable saint.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about saints, god

By the feast of Saint Candelora winter is over.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about feast, saints

If you leave the safe open even a saint will sin.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about saints, sin