Tis an old saying the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes.
Wherever God erects a house of prayer The Devil always builds a chapel there; And t will be found upon examination The latter has the largest congregation.
This mortal probation is a brief periodjust a short span linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is in fact the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing disobedience and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray.
From its very inaction idleness ultimately becomes the most active cause of evil; as a palsy is more to be dreaded than a fever. The Turks have a proverb which says that the devil tempts all other men but that idle men tempt the devil.
Day after day we looked for rain and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring died. The patch of grass in front of the house abandoned its ambitions to become a lawn and turned into the dirty yellow of poor straw. The earth shrank revealing its knuckles and bones rocks and roots that had been invisible before.
Tis an old saying the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes.
The Devil did grin for his darling sin Is pride that apes humility.
Wherever God erects a house of prayer The Devil always builds a chapel there; And t will be found upon examination The latter has the largest congregation.
The prince of darkness is a gentleman.
The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell.
INTRODUCTION n. A social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies.
I speak truth not so much as I would but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more as I grown older.
The devils most devilish when respectable.
This mortal probation is a brief periodjust a short span linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is in fact the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing disobedience and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray.
If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
From its very inaction idleness ultimately becomes the most active cause of evil; as a palsy is more to be dreaded than a fever. The Turks have a proverb which says that the devil tempts all other men but that idle men tempt the devil.
Why should the Devil have all the good tunes?
The Devil is easy to identify. He appears when youre terribly tired and makes a very reasonable request which you know you shouldnt grant.
The long dull monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather [for the devil].
Day after day we looked for rain and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring died. The patch of grass in front of the house abandoned its ambitions to become a lawn and turned into the dirty yellow of poor straw. The earth shrank revealing its knuckles and bones rocks and roots that had been invisible before.
Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Is the devil to have all the passions as well as all the good tunes?
I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
An idle brain is the devils workshop.