“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.”
The quote "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose." is famous quote by William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English playwright and poet.
Source: The Merchant of Venice
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English playwright and poet 1564–1616Related quotes
Martin Luther, quoted at the beginning of The Screwtape Letters
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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 36.
“Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.”
This quote was attributed to Albert Schweitzer by Rachel Carson on p. 17 of her seminal work Silent Spring (1962), and is widely cited on various Internet websites, but an actual source from Schweitzer’s works is elusive.
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The Obedience of A Christian Man (1528)
Context: Understand therefore, that one thing in the scripture representeth divers things. A serpent figureth Christ in one place, and the devil in another; and a lion doth likewise. Christ by leaven signifieth God’s word in one place; and in another signifieth thereby the traditions of the Pharisees, which soured and altered God’s word for their advantage.
“Devils may be nothing but beings intent on their purpose, which now happens to collide with yours.”
Source: The Wanderer (1964), Chapter 16 (p. 113).