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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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Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; read more

Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The bane of all that dread the Devil!

The bane of all that dread the Devil!

by William Wordsworth Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The devil's most devilish when respectable.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

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Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.

by Nelson Demille Found in: Devil Quotes,
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It is Lucifer,
The son of mystery;
And since God suffers him to be,
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It is Lucifer,
The son of mystery;
And since God suffers him to be,
He, too, is God's minister,
And labors for some good
By us not understood.

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Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
That shal ete with a feend.

Therefore it behooveth hire a full long spoon
That shal ete with a feend.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

The Devil, can sometimes do a very gentlemanly thing.

by Robert Louis Stevenson Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.

The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.

by Thomas Fuller, M.d. Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on a hand, or a mouth read more

Devils can be driven out of the heart by the touch of a hand on a hand, or a mouth on a mouth

by Tennessee Williams Found in: Devil Quotes,
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