It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.

Quote by George Santayana

Topics: Devil Quotes, Revenge Quotes

The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we...

The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we...

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the...

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the...

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The...

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The...

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one...

It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one...

The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art.

The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art.

Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.

Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always...

For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always...

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what...

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what...

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart...

Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart...

The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one...

The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one...

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

There's nothing worse than meeting the perfect person at the wrong time...

There's nothing worse than meeting the perfect person at the wrong time...

If you have someone that loves you...appreciate it because every since sex came easy, love...

If you have someone that loves you...appreciate it because every since sex came easy, love...