If an angel were ever to tell us anything of his philosophy I believe many propositions would sound like 2 times 2 equals 13. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

The angels are so enamored of the language that is spoken in heaven that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men, but speak their own, whether their be any who understand it or not. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Were we as eloquent as angels we still would please people much more by listening rather than talking. – Charles Caleb Colton

How do the angels get to sleep when the devil leaves the porch light on? – Tom Waits, “Mr Siegal,” Heartattack and Vine (Thanks, Paula)