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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.
 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. 
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.
 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. 
 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. 
 Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick
 (Though he gave his name to our Old Nick).  
 Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick
 (Though he gave his name to our Old Nick). 
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.
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.
The Devil himself is good, when he is pleased.