The devil is not so black as he is painted
Не так страшен чёрт, как его малюют.
Другие пословицы:
- He knows best what good is that has endured evil
- When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner
- Between two evils 'tis not worth choosing
- Of two evils choose the least
- Needs must when the devil drives
- Idleness is the mother of all evil
- Open not your door when the devil knocks
- Evil communications corrupt good manners
- The evils we bring on ourselves are hardest to bear
- An idle brain is the devil's workshop
- Between the devil and the deep (blue) sea
- The devil knows many things because he is old
- He should have a long spoon that sups with the devil
- To pull the devil by the tail
- Death is the grand leveller