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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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From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
A-walking the Devil is gone,
To look at his read more

From his brimstone bed, at break of day,
A-walking the Devil is gone,
To look at his little snug farm of the world,
And see how his stock went on.

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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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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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His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and read more

His form had yet not lost
All his original brightness, not appear'd
Less than arch-angel ruined, and th' excess
Of glory obscured.

by John Milton 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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Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.

Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)

When the devil drives, needs must. (Needs must when the devil
drives.)

by John Heywood 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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What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

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