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Devil Quotes by Herman Melville
- He says NO! In thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes.
- Dollars damn me; and the malicious Devil is forever grinning in upon me, holding the door ajar. ... What I feel most moved to write,…
- Start her, now; give 'em the long and strong stroke, Tashtego. Start her, Tash, my boy-start her, all; but keep cool, keep cool-cucumbers is the…
- There is the grand truth about Nathaniel Hawthorne. He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. For all men…
- There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.
- Doesn't the devil live forever; who ever heard that the devil was dead? Did you ever see any person wearing mourning for the devil?
More Devil Quotes
- 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… — 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