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the devil is not so black as he is painted — Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. toutesfois n’est il pas sy deable qu’il est noir, a man is not always as devilish as he is black. 1534 MORE Dialogue of Comfort (1553) III. xxii. Some saye in sporte, and thinke in earnest: The devill is not so blacke as… … Proverbs new dictionary
the devil is not so black as he is painted — Satan is not as bad as he is made out to be … English contemporary dictionary
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
black — see it doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice the devil is not so black as he is painted February fill dyke, be it black or be it white two blacks don’t make a white … Proverbs new dictionary
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