| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Martin Luther. (1483–1546) |
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| 1 | A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing. |
| Psalm. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (trans. by Frederic H. Hedge). |
| 2 | | Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs, I would enter. 1 |
| Psalm. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (trans. by Frederic H. Hedge). |
| 3 | | Here I stand; I can do no otherwise. God help me. Amen! |
| Speech at the Diet of Worms. |
| 4 | | For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel. 2 |
| Table-Talk. lxvii. |
| 5 | | A faithful and good servant is a real godsend; but truly ’t is a rare bird in the land. |
| Table-Talk. clvi. |
| | Note 1.
On the 16th of April, 1521, Luther entered the imperial city [of Worms]…. On his approach… the Elector’s chancellor entreated him, in the name of his master, not to enter a town where his death was decided. The answer which Luther returned was simply this.—Bunsen: Life of Luther.
I will go, though as many devils aim at me as there are tiles on the roofs of the houses.—Ranke: History of the Reformation, vol. i. p. 533 (Mrs. Austin’s translation). [back] | Note 2.
See Burton, Quotation 80. [back] |
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