“God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.”

—  Thomas Deloney

Originally in A. Borde Dietary of Health xi. (1542 ) <br class="br">Used and popularised by Deloney in 1574. Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7PMZJqSR4sAC&amp;pg=PA236&amp;lpg=PA236&amp;dq=god+sends+meat+deloney&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=ASloRAQyP1&amp;sig=xQyq5EwO7MuEouEj2kHOFGMvuE8&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=UW_3UqP3DYGGhQfrnIGwBQ&amp;ved=0CDoQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&amp;q=god%20sends%20meat%20deloney&amp;f=false

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