Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

The devil tempted Christ; yes, but it was Christ who tempted the devil to tempt him.


Further Extracts from the Note-Books of Samuel Butler, compiled and edited by A.T. Bartholomew (1934), p. 76


The devil tempted Christ; yes, but it was Christ who tempted the devil to tempt him.

The devil tempted Christ; yes, but it was Christ who tempted the devil to tempt him.

The devil tempted Christ; yes, but it was Christ who tempted the devil to tempt him.

The devil tempted Christ; yes, but it was Christ who tempted the devil to tempt him.