#devil

Lest we forget at least an over the shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins - or which is which), the very first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom - Lucifer. ↗

— Saul D. Alinsky

#the-devil #mythology

No matter how an individual views Satan, whether they believe that he is a real character or that he is just the product of literary scholars and imaginations, no one can deny that each one of us has an aspect of the devil within us. By studying the character and nature of Satan, we learn about ourselves; and the more we know about ourselves, the better we can fight our own personal demons—metaphorical or otherwise—in order to create a better tomorrow ↗

— Nwaocha Ogechukwu

#evil #governance #religion #wickedness #imagination

To the Sabbath! To the Sabbath!' they cried. 'On to the Witches' Sabbath!" Up and down that narrow hall they danced, the women on each side of him, to the wildest measure he had ever imagined, yet which he dimly, dreadfully remembered, till the lamp on the wall flickered and went out, and they were left in total darkness. And the devil woke in his heart with a thousand vile suggestions and made him afraid. ↗

— Algernon Blackwood

#sabbath #witch #imagination

…breaking the heart of someone you still love is a rare horror, not funny to anyone, except perhaps Satan…and even his pleasure would be spoiled by not having had a hand in it, by the dumb, wasteful accident of the thing. The Devil wants meaning just like the rest of us. ↗

— Glenn Duncan

#love #meaning #the-devil #funny

For in Paris, whenever God puts a pretty woman there (the streets), the Devil, in reply, immediately puts a fool to keep her. ↗

— Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly

#fools #god #love #paris #love

I'm throwing the trash, clearing the junk I'm firing the cannon, your gonna get sunk You better sail off to the seven seas There's not enough room for you and for me (once again if you would please, "There's not enough room for you and for me") ↗

— Ke ha (run devil run)

#ke-ha #lyrics #run #song #song-lyrics

On the whole, we treat the Devil shamefully, and the worse we treat Him the more He laughs at us. ↗

— Robertson Davies

#laughter #religion #satan #the-devil #business

Sometimes I get so frustrated with folk talking about how busy the devil is. Own your mess! You might be the devil. Stop inviting MESS into your life and blaming the devil! ↗

— J'son M. Lee

#god #god-s-will #inspirational #religion #business

The Devil himself had probably re-designed Hell in the light of information he had gained from observing airport layouts. ↗

— Anthony Price

#humor #the-devil #design

This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. ↗

— James Reston

#affairs #always #conform #devilish #foreign