“And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) English poet, literary critic and philosopher
"The Devil's Thoughts", st. 6 (1799)
Source: Interview with the Vampire
“And the Devil did grin, for his darling sin
Is pride that apes humility.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) English poet, literary critic and philosopher
"The Devil's Thoughts", st. 6 (1799)
“What's worse…?
The devil you don't know… or the devil you do?”
Jodi Picoult book Keeping Faith
Source: Keeping Faith
“Consider the source… Don't be a fool by listening to a fool.”
Sylvester Stallone (1946) American actor, screenwriter, and film director
Source: Sly Moves: My Proven Program to Lose Weight, Build Strength, Gain Will Power, and Live your Dream
“I don't hate fools, I pity them! (I pity the fool)”
Mr. T (1952) American actor and retired professional wrestler
Quotes from acting
“Who the devil will coalesce with people that don't coalesce with themselves.”
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792–1878) leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on two occasions
Source: Reply to a suggestion by Thomas Moore that George Canning might join with the Whigs to pass Catholic emancipation, quoted in Paul Scherer, Lord John Russell: A Biography (1999), p. 24
“Don't be fooled into turning to Communism looking for food. ]]”
Jomo Kenyatta (1893–1978) First prime minister and first president of Kenya
Reported in Lamb, David. The Africans. Page 61.