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    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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Incens'd with indignation Satan stood
Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,
That fires the length of Ophiucus read more

Incens'd with indignation Satan stood
Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd,
That fires the length of Ophiucus huge
In th' artic sky, and from his horrid hair
Shakes pestilence and war.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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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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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).

by Samuel Butler Found in: Devil Quotes,
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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.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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And bid the devil take the hin'most.

And bid the devil take the hin'most.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Devil Quotes,
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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

by Tennessee Williams Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.

The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste.

by Kurdish Proverb Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as
tiles on its roofs, I would read more

Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as
tiles on its roofs, I would enter.

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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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