A child once said to his mother, “Mamma, you never speak ill of any one. You would speak well of Satan.” “Well,” said the mother, “you might imitate his perseverance.”
D. L. Moody, Anecdotes and Illustrations (©1898, public domain)
Even in Satan's character, one can find a virtue to imitate—his perseverance.
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