DEVIL QUOTES III

quotations about the devil

Devil quote

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"


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


Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

FRANCIS QUARLES

Emblems


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


Many deeds are enacted in God's name which fill the Devil's heart with envy.

ABRAHAM MILLER

Unmoral Maxims


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


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