Greater Devil

Famous quotes containing the words greater and/or devil:

    “Bookworm, break this sloth urbane;
    A greater spirit bids thee forth
    Than the gray dreams which thee detain.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “This is too much: I am a human being! Only an angel can forget such a blow, and only a devil can compensate enough for it!”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)