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The devil's most devilish when respectable.
The devil's most devilish when respectable.
This is a devil, and no monster. I will leave him; I have no
long spoon.
This is a devil, and no monster. I will leave him; I have no
long spoon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
