DEVIL QUOTES III
quotations about the devil
See the devil kiss the hand of god
See the devil crying tears of flame
See the devil bite the hand of christ
And know the devil is the work of god
DANZIG
"Bringer of Death"
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
FRANCIS QUARLES
Emblems
But here steps in Satan, the eternal rebel, the first freethinker and the emancipator of worlds. He makes man ashamed of his bestial ignorance and obedience; he emancipates him, stamps upon his brow the seal of liberty and humanity, in urging him to disobey and eat of the fruit of knowledge.
MIKHAIL BAKUNIN
God and the State
Satan was a blunderer ... who made a stupendous failure. If he had succeeded, we should all have been worshipping him, and his portrait would have been more flattering.
GEORGE ELIOT
Romola
The Devil is not afraid to sit on an altar.
AUSTIN O'MALLEY
Keystones of Thought
O yes, the devil is like a lion with his mouth open, walking about for his prey, but God can bind him.
THOMAS HARRINGTON
Memoirs of Thomas Harrington
The Devil never rest, come day, come dust, come dawn
You compromise and wind up sold in parts
So don't strike you funny when you look him in the eye
The Devil looks a lot like you and I
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
"The Devil", Black Christ of the Andes
The devil is everywhere under the skin of things, searching for a way into the light.
J. M. COETZEE
Elizabeth Costello
The devil has been painted swarthy, cloven-footed, horned, and hideous. Do we expect to see him in that shape? O, surely it would be better for us, if he did come in that shape! The trouble is the devil never does come in that shape. He comes by chance, with unregistered signals, and in all sorts of counterfeit presentiments.
E. H. CHAPIN
Living Words
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
BIBLE
John 8:44
The devil is a woman with a red dress on
A gleam that flits across a rolling eye
The devil is a hand that moves along a satin sheet
A softly, sweetly whispered lie
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
"The Devil", Black Christ of the Andes
Many deeds are enacted in God's name which fill the Devil's heart with envy.
ABRAHAM MILLER
Unmoral Maxims
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
U2
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Well, demonization itself can help ... to provide an alibi. You succumb to the Devil incarnate, and as a result you're not guilty yourself.
HANNAH ARENDT
interview, Das Thema, Nov. 9, 1964
The devil inside, the devil inside
Every single one of us the devil inside
INXS
"Devil Inside", Kick
I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.
LUDWIG FEUERBACH
The Essence of Christianity
Satan's successes are the greatest when he appears with the name of God on his lips.
MAHATMA GANDHI
Satan, that great angler, hath his sundry baits for sundry tempers of men, which they all catch greedily at, but few perceive the hook till it be too late.
ANNE BRADSTREET
Meditations Divine and Moral
You're a devil in disguise
I see the evil in your eyes
I used to love you, but now I know
That devil woman, you won't let me go
SAXON
"Devil Rides Out", Innocence Is No Excuse
From his brimstone bed at break of day
A walking the Devil is gone,
To visit his snug little farm the earth,
And see how his stock goes on.
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
The Devil's Thoughts