We can give as good as we get (Abba Kassianos)

Waging war against us isn’t all that easy for the demons. During the battle, they feel sorrow and unease, especially when they’re faced with formidable opponents, in other words, with holy and perfected Christians. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be talking at all about a battle and a struggle between us and the demons, but simply about our defeat and destruction, because they’d rout us straight away, without let or hindrance. So there’s concern on both sides. Defeat is painful for both sides and causes turmoil, whereas victory produces joy. So if they’re able to best us on occasion, we, in turn, can pay them back.