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Devil Quotes - Page 40

Whosoever obeyeth the devil, casteth himself down: for the devil may suggest, compel he cannot.

Richard Crashaw, Francis Quarles, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of Richard Crashaw and Quarles' Emblems”, p.204

The idle brain is the devil's playground.

"Eric Lange from FX's hit show The Bridge". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

God is good, there is no devil but fear.

Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

A witch is a person who hath conference with the Devil to consult with him or to do some act.

"The Witch-Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology". Book by Margaret Alice Murray, 2007.

At birth the Devil touched my tongue.

Dorothy Parker (2004). “Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words”, Taylor Trade Publishing

The Devil is a spiritual lunatic, but, like many lunatics, he is extremely plausible and cunning.

Dorothy L. Sayers (2006). “The Poetry of Search and the Poetry of Statement: On Dante and Other Writers”, p.231, Wipf and Stock Publishers

I have my whole office set-up at waist level; I don't sit at all during the day. Sitting, to me, is the devil.

"Dean Karnazes Makes Marathoners Look Lazy" By Catherine Pearson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 30, 2012.

Devil's Food?" You can only eat so much white cake, my friend.

Christopher Moore (2009). “Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal”, p.9, Harper Collins

God gives us life, but the world's landlord is the devil.

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.407, Penguin