the devil looks after his own

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the devil looks after his own

  1. Bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.
    • 2013, Adamu Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, The Mad Professor of Babeldu, page 489:
      On earth, lawyers rarely come to harm because the devil looks after his own.
    • 2013, Deborah Frethem -, Haunted Tampa: Spirits of the Bay, →ISBN:
      Charlie was often asked how he escaped so many attempts on his life. His reply was, “The Devil looks after his own.”

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