#devil

Evil, and evil spirits, devils and devil possession, are the outgrowth of man's inadequate consciousness of God. We must avoid thinking of evil as a thing in itself - a force that works against man or, against God, if you will. ↗

— Eric Butterworth

#avoid #consciousness #devil #devils #evil

Now I am near to the getting of my crown, which shall be sure; for I bless the Lord, and desire all of you to bless Him that He hath brought me here, and makes me triumph over devils, and men, and sin: they shall wound me no more. ↗

— Donald Cargill

#bless #brought #crown #desire #devils

Neutral men are the devil's allies. ↗

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin

#allies #devil #neutral

I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of everyone. ↗

— Camille Claudel

#am #any #character #crafty #deceived

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#been #book #books #cannot #devil

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#devil #education #make #man #more

The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#campaigning #devil #dull #excellent #long

It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England? ↗

— John Masefield

#being #coming #coming home #devilish #england

Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive. ↗

— Eric Massa

#devil #end #front #get #his

Onstage, I am a devil. But I'm hardly a social reject. ↗

— Freddie Mercury

#devil #hardly #i #i am #onstage