"[Diabolus] latrare potest, sollicitare potest; mordere non potest nisi volentem. Non enim cogendo, sed suadendo nocet; nec extorquet a nobis consensum, sed petit."
— Devil

January 1, 1970

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[The devil] can bark, he can harass; he cannot bite unless he is willing. For he harms not by coercion, but by persuasion; nor does he extort our consent, but he seeks it. — Saint Augustine of Hippo, Appendix Sermo 37 de Vetere Testamento 6, Pl 39, 1820)