Quote#Self
Satan, being fallen from light to darkness, from felicity to misery,…
Quote byThomas Brooks · 1608–1680
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices, 1652.
English (original)
Satan, being fallen from light to darkness, from felicity to misery, from heaven to hell, from an angel to a devil, is so full of malice and envy that he will leave no means unattempted, whereby he may make all others eternally miserable with himself.
— Thomas Brooks
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