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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.)
Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here
he comes in the likeness of read more
Let me say amen betimes lest the devil cross my prayer, for here
he comes in the likeness of a Jew.
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.
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.
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
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may read more
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
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, 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.]
