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    Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
    Also unto the devil sticks.
    [Ger., Auch die Kultur, die alle Welt beleckt,
    Hat auf den Teufel sich erstreckt.]

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He will give the devil his due.

He will give the devil his due.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

by Karl Kraus Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Demons do not exist any more than gods do, being only the products of the psychic activity of man

Demons do not exist any more than gods do, being only the products of the psychic activity of man

by Sigmund Freud Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
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Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape how lovely; saw
And pined his loss.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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"I think if the devil doesn't exist, then man has created him.
He has created him in his own read more

"I think if the devil doesn't exist, then man has created him.
He has created him in his own image and likeness." "Just as man
created God, then?" observed Alyosha.

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of
sables.

Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I'll have a suit of
sables.

by William Shakespeare 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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Here is the devil-and-all to pay.

Here is the devil-and-all to pay.

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What, man, defy the devil? Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

What, man, defy the devil? Consider, he's an enemy to mankind.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Devil Quotes,
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