Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Nuh-uh. No deals with the devil. I’ve learned my lesson on that one. ~Jaime Vegas

The devil shall have his bargain; for he was never yet a breaker of proverbs--he will give the devil his due.

Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill.

Never trust sheep.

Let no such man be trusted.

Be on guard against your friends.

He who sups with the devil has need of a long spoon

Don't be a fool for the Devil, darling.

You don’t knock on the devil’s door, boy, unless you want him to answer. (Ravyn)

I made a deal with the devil for a whole lot of money.

Oh Satan you're a wily one.

The devil never gave a gift for free.

Eve left Adam, to meet the Devil in private.

I’ve done made a deal with the devil.

Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.

O King, believe not this hard-hearted man!

When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave Them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease. But when we disarmed They sold us, and delivered us, bound, to our foe, And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know."

The woman in us still prosecutes a deceit like that begun in the garden.

But the devil is a subtle worm; he does not give up at one defeat, for he knows human nature, and the strength of the forces which battle for him.

You may remember the story of how the devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop down and pick up something from the ground, look at it, and put it away in his pocket. The friend said to the devil, "What did that man pick up?" "He picked up a piece of the truth," said the devil. "That is a very bad business for you, then," said his friend. "Oh, not at all," the devil replied, "I am going to help him organize it."

People who wish to numb our caution in dealing with them by means of flattery are employing a dangerous expedient, like a sleeping draught, which, if it does not put us to sleep, keeps us all the more awake.

They say that the Devil is a charming man. And just like you I bet he can dance.

I don't keer w'at you do wid me, Brer Fox,' sezee, 'so you don't fling me in dat brier-patch. Roas' me, Brer Fox' sezee, 'but don't fling me in dat brier-patch,' sezee.

Never put anything on paper, my boy, and never trust a man with a small black moustache.