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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.
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.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
The Devil is an ass, I do acknowledge it.
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
Culture which smooth the whole world licks,
Also unto the devil sticks.
[Ger., Auch die Kultur, die read more
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.]
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape read more
Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape how lovely; saw
And pined his loss.
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.
