2214 French Proverbs / Page 82
1621.
The devil is not always at a poor man's door.1622.
The devil leads him by the nose who the dice too often throws.1623.
The devil may die without my inheriting his horns.1624.
The devil often lurks behind the cross.1625.
The devil rebukes sin.1626.
The devil sweetens another man's wife with a spoonful of honey.1627.
The devil was handsome when he was young.1628.
The devil was sick, the Devil a saint would be; the Devil was well, the devil a saint was he.1629.
The devil was so fond of his children that he plucked out their eyes.1630.
The devil's meal turns half to bran.1631.
The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease.1632.
The dog gets into the mill under cover of the ass.1633.
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.1634.
The eagle does not hunt flies.1635.
The ear is the road to the heart.1636.
The early bird catches the early worm.1637.
The early bird catches the worm.1638.
The early bird catcheth the worm.1639.
The early man never borrows from the late man.1640.
The early riser is healthy, cheerful and industrious.