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Jesus2 quotes
He is a liar, and the father of it. — Jesus · 90Get thee behind me, Satan. — Jesus · 60Verbal2 quotes
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. — Verbal · 1995How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? — Verbal · 1995Cotton Mather1 quote
That there is a Devil, is a Thing Doubted by none but such as are under the Influence of the Devil. For any to Deny the Being of a Devil must be from an Ignorance or Profaneness, worse than diabolical. — Cotton Mather · 1693Daniel Defoe1 quote
Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Devil always builds a chapel there;
And 'twill be found upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation. — Daniel Defoe · 1701John Milton1 quote
The infernal serpent; he it was, whose guile,
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceiv'd
The mother of mankind. — John Milton · 1667Martin Luther1 quote
For, where God built a church, there the devil would also build a chapel... In such sort is the devil always God's ape. — Martin Luther · 1546Samuel Butler (novelist)1 quote
An apology for the Devil: It must be remembered that we have only heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. — Samuel Butler (novelist) · 1902Samuel Taylor Coleridge1 quote
And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1799Simon Biship1 quote
Waiting gives the devil time. — Simon Biship · 1997The Devil1 quote
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. — The Devil · 61William Shakespeare1 quote
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose! — William Shakespeare · 1598Winston Churchill1 quote
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. — Winston Churchill · 1950