It is modern wisdom to think the devil is a myth, modern foolishness not to see him in ourselves.
The devil’s first mistake was in becoming his own advocate; his second was in remaining so.
The devil isn’t in the details; he’s lost in grand generalizations about himself.
The devil is the father of a million lies; one day he’ll go broke paying child support.
You can’t shame the devil; he’s already shamed himself.
Resist the devil and he’ll scatter; regard him as a myth and he’ll rout you.
Hate and violence are full of the devil; mere mischievousness is full of the divine.
The child pretends to be an adult, so the devil plays the lion.
The success of the devil relies on those who don’t believe in him.
The nation that sets viciously upon an another is the nation that receives the devil as dear brother.
Modern Thought Proverbs, Aphorisms and Epigrams 