The devil was sick, the Devil a saint would be; the Devil was well, the devil a saint was he.
Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, saints
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Young saint, old devil.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, devil, old, olderness
When David grew old he sang pious psalms.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, old, olderness
There is no saint so petty but claims his own candle.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints
The most disorderly students make the most pious preachers.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints
On Saint Thomas the Divine kill all turkeys, geese and swine.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints
The worst behaved students turn out to be the most pious preachers.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints
Saint Martin was an easy man, he loved to drink Cerevisiam; and when he'd no Pecuniam, he left in pledge his Tunicam.
Proverbs and old sayings German about saints, drinking, man
Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun's day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain.
Proverbs and old sayings German about day, saints, rain
Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek about promise, saints, children
The hand of each saint inclines towards himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about saints
To every saint his torch.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints
Like saint like offering.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints
Every saint has his festival.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints
Every one praises his own saint.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints
The danger past, the saint cheated.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about danger, past, saints
The father a saint the son a devil.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about saints, devil
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
