devil

curse

is non-existent, but man has created him, and he has done so in his own image and likeness.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness. Fyodor Dostoevsky

is an entity whose greatest art is convincing us he does not exist.

It is the greatest art of the devil to convince us he does not exist. Charles Baudelaire

is ourselves. We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell. Oscar Wilde

is one who, if he were to exist, would not be one who decided against God, but one who, in eternity, came to no decision.

And if there were a devil it would not be one who decided against God, but one who, in eternity, came to no decision. Martin Buber

's existence makes the world all the richer, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

is a gentleman who never goes where he is not welcome.

The devil is a gentleman who never goes where he is not welcome.