Martin Luther:

The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills; if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills; Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession.

— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Context

On the Bondage of the Will

Date / Period

1525

Source

https://betterman.com/martin-luther-quotes/

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