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So spake the fiend, and with necessity, The tyrant’s plea, excused his devilish deeds. – John Milton	added by Normando 2 years ago
I will donate 50% of the money I earn from the match with Joshua to the tireless heroes in the fight against the coronavirus, i will give doctors, nurses and hospitals the necessary equipment to deal with this devilish virus. – Kubrat Pulev	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This is a cheap ‘Fatwa’ that is far from what Islam really stands for and is in violation of human rights, it is a portrayal of these murderers’ devilish-like behavior and low moral standing. – Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The devil's most devilish when respectable. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosophers stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'Tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul. – Robert Burton	added by anonymous 9 years ago
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. – James Reston, New York Times, June 12 1968	added by anonymous 13 years ago
My kittens look at me like little angels, and always after doing something especially devilish. – Jamie Ann Hunt	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish. – Benjamin Franklin	added by anonymous 14 years ago
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim. – James Reston	added by anonymous 14 years ago

So spake the fiend, and with necessity, The tyrant’s plea, excused his devilish deeds.

– John Milton

added by Normando
2 years ago

I will donate 50% of the money I earn from the match with Joshua to the tireless heroes in the fight against the coronavirus, i will give doctors, nurses and hospitals the necessary equipment to deal with this devilish virus.

– Kubrat Pulev

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This is a cheap ‘Fatwa’ that is far from what Islam really stands for and is in violation of human rights, it is a portrayal of these murderers’ devilish-like behavior and low moral standing.

– Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

– Elizabeth Barrett Browning

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosophers stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'Tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.

– Robert Burton

added by anonymous
9 years ago

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

– James Reston, New York Times, June 12 1968

added by anonymous
13 years ago

My kittens look at me like little angels, and always after doing something especially devilish.

– Jamie Ann Hunt

added by anonymous
13 years ago

To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish.

– Benjamin Franklin

added by anonymous
14 years ago

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

– James Reston

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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