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    No, no! The devil is an egotist,
    And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
    "For God's sake," others to assist.
    [Ger., Nein, nein! Der Teufel ist ein Egoist
    Und thut nicht leicht um Gottes Willen,
    Was einem Andern nutzlich ist.]

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If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him, he has created him in his own image read more

If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Found in: Devil Quotes,
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I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
He read more

I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
He is not ugly, and is not lame,
But really a handsome and charming man.
A man in the prime of life is the devil,
Obliging, a man of the world, and civil;
A diplomatist too, well skill'd in debate,
He talks quite glibly of church and state.

by Heinrich Heine Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Whenever science makes a discovery, the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it.

Whenever science makes a discovery, the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it.

by Alan Valentine Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Bid the Devil take the slowest.

Bid the Devil take the slowest.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Devil Quotes,
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How are thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the read more

How are thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the
nations!

by Bible Found in: Devil Quotes,
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It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount read more

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.

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When you're between any sort of devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea sometimes looks very inviting.

When you're between any sort of devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea sometimes looks very inviting.

by Terence Rattigan Found in: Devil Quotes,
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And bid the devil take the hin'most.

And bid the devil take the hin'most.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as
tiles on its roofs, I would read more

Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as
tiles on its roofs, I would enter.

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