“When they come... they come at what you love.” ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

 (Satire)

il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi 

(the devil makes pots but not lids)**

"So Nancy...as a little gurl growin...up there in Baltimore...

you spent plenty of time around your old man,

you know...and his

mobster goombahs.

I see no need to splain to you what this means, but Hey...

I like you, so listen up...Capeesh!"

 "il diavolo fa le pentole ma non i coperchi..."

 ‘the Devil makes pots, and not lids’. In a nutshell, it communicates the idea that against all wrongdoings in the world, lies, deceit and acts of malice, truth and justice will prevail. As the Devil’s pot of trouble bubbles away, the fact that it has no lid means sooner or later, its contents will either boil over or be seen by everyone, revealing themselves as they really are.

So if you know someone who is up to no good, or is hiding a dark secret, you might want to say to them ‘il diavolo fa le pentole e non i coperchi’. Just as a warning that sooner or later, they’ll be found out, so they should ‘fess up while they have the chance to redeem themselves! **

(Satire)  

** http://www.beyondtoscano.com/idiomatic-expression/the-devil-makes-pots-and-not-lids-172/