“takes a devil to make a decent angel.”

Tres novelas ejemplares y un prólogo [Three Exemplary Novels and a Prologue] (1920); Two Mothers

1810s
Source: A Vision of the Last Judgment

Song lyrics, Los Angeles (1980), The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss

Source: The Last Romantic, television documentary on Vladimir Horowitz

Source: Angelology

The Vampire Lestat (1985)

Source: Les Miserables

Noir comme le diable, chaud comme l'enfer, pur comme un ange, doux comme l'amour.
frequently misattributed to Talleyrand, no primary source exists, its not his style of speech, and he famously drank tea not coffee.
Misattributed