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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.

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No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but read more

No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it.

by Guy H. King 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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From morn
To moon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the read more

From morn
To moon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
Modo he's called, and Mahu.

The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
Modo he's called, and Mahu.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.

The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Devil Quotes,
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No, no! The devil is an egotist,
And is not apt, without why or wherefore,
"For God's read more

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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Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.

Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.

by Robert Burton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.

Renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of
the world.

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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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