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    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.]

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If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him, he has created him in his own image read more

If the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Found in: Devil Quotes,
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Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.

Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.

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It is Lucifer,
The son of mystery;
And since God suffers him to be,
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It is Lucifer,
The son of mystery;
And since God suffers him to be,
He, too, is God's minister,
And labors for some good
By us not understood.

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The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile,
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived
The mother read more

The infernal serpent; he it was whose guile,
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceived
The mother of mankind.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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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.

by Alan Valentine 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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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.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Devil Quotes,
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The devil's most devilish when respectable.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

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From morn
To moon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the read more

From morn
To moon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star.

by John Milton Found in: Devil Quotes,
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