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tell the truth and shame the devil

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  • tell the truth and shame the Devil — Put the Devil to disgraceful defeat by boldly telling the truth • • • Main Entry: ↑shame …   Useful english dictionary

  • tell the truth and shame the devil — 1548 W. PATTEN Expedition into Scotland A5 An Epigram..the whiche I had, or rather (to saie truth and shame the deuel, for out it wool) I stale..from a frende of myne. 1576 G. GASCOIGNE Grief of Joy II. 555 I will tell trewth, the devyll hymselfe …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • truth makes the devil blush — Perhaps a variant of tell the truth and shame the devil. 1944 ‘A. GILBERT’ Death at Door (1945) viii. 81 Crook caught back a quick exclamation. Truth may make the devil blush but that doesn’t mean the devil doesn’t frequently get the best of it.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • while you live, tell truth and shame the Devil! — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Henry IV. Part I …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • devil — see the devil can quote Scripture for his own ends the devil finds work for idle hands to do why should the devil have all the best tunes? the devil is in the details the devil is not so black as he is painted the devil lo …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • truth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity to fact Nouns 1. truth, fact, reality; verity, gospel, authenticity; plain, unvarnished, sober, or naked truth, matter of fact; the Gospel or naked truth; the truth, the whole truth and… …   English dictionary for students

  • truth — see there is truth in wine truth is the first casualty of war truth is stranger than fiction truth lies at the bottom of a well truth makes the devil blush truth will out …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • tell — see tell the truth and shame the devil blood will tell you can’t tell a book by its cover children and fools tell the truth dead men tell no tales every picture tells a story …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • shame — noun see fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me verb see tell the truth and shame the devil …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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