Devil Quotes

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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. — Saint Augustine
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself. — Teresa of Avila
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against… — Teresa of Avila
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors. — Francis Bacon
To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil. — Pearl Bailey
I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too. — Josephine Baker
Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation. — Hosea Ballou
A church debt is the devil's salary. — Henry Ward Beecher
You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore,… — Hans Bender
God loves us; the devil hates us. God wants us to have a fulness of joy as He has. The devil wants us to be… — Ezra Taft Benson
A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness,… — Ezra Taft Benson
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce
It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another,… — William Blake
Pious XII was too neutral to mention the gas chambers; decent people like my own family were turned into devils by crude Christianity. — Lionel Blue
Twitter is the Devil's playground. — Albert Brooks
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase,… — Robert Burton
Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives. — Gary Busey
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. — Samuel Butler
God and the Devil are an effort after specialization and the division of labor. — Samuel Butler
I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains. — Lord Byron

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