“For the devil is better pleased with coarse blockheads and with folks who are useful to nobody; because where such characters abound, then things do not go on prosperously here on earth.” CharacterEarthGoes OnDevilFolksCoarseBlockheads Author:Martin Luther
“One starts gambling for a joke, out of curiosity, as a little challenge to fortune. One goes on, pricked to the quick by delusions, excited by vague desires that grow. Woe to you if you win anything - an AMBO, a small TERNO! It is all up with you, for your chance of winning seems certain. ... It is the devil's money going back to hell.” IfsLittlesSeemsDesireCertainWinningGrowsChallengesChanceHellGoes OnJokesDevilFortuneCuriosityExcitedDelusionGamblingVagueWoe Book:The Land of Cockayne (Matilde Serao) (Literary Thoughts Edition) Source: The Land of Cockayne (Matilde Serao) (Literary Thoughts Edition)
“Do not be afraid to help one another. The devil is looking for rivalry, division, gangs. Keep working to make progress ... I have seen how pain does not stifle the hope deep within the human heart and how life goes on, finding new strength even in the midst of difficulties.” LifeHumansHeartDoeHelpingPainProgressStrengthGoes OnFindingsDevilDifficultyMidstDivisionHuman HeartGangRivalryDeep WithinLife Goes On Author:Pope Francis
“A man may sink by such slow degrees that, long after he is a devil, he may go on being a good churchman or a good dissenter and thinking himself a good Christian.” ThinkingMenMayLongChristianGoes OnDegreesDevilGood Christian Book:Unspoken Sermons Source: Unspoken Sermons
“Luscious, aren't I, poppet? Go on, stare. I don't mind.” -“You look like a Dracula porn movie reject” -“Let‟s not speak of him. Like the devil, Vlad might appear if we do.” Denise & Ian” IfsMindLooksMightSpeakGoes OnDevilStaringRejects Author:Jeaniene Frost
“There was a time when I believed in the story and the scheme of salvation, so far as I could understand it, just as I believed there was a Devil... Suddenly the light broke through to me and I knew this God was a lie... For indeed it is a silly story, and each generation nowadays swallows it with greater difficulty... Why do people go on pretending about this Christianity?” PeopleStoriesLightLyingReligionChristianityGreaterGenerationsGoes OnDevilDifficultySalvationSillyBrokePretendingSchemes Author:H. G. Wells
“If the devil were to offer me a resurgence of what is commonly called virility, I'd decline. ''Just keep my liver and lungs in good working order,'' I'd reply, ''so I can go on drinking and smoking!''” IfsI CanOrderGoes OnOffersDevilDrinkingSmokingDeclineGood WorkLungsLiverResurgenceSmoking And Drinking Author:Luis Bunuel