He is forced to go whom the devil drives

Quote byStephen Gosson · 1554–1624

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Ephemerides of Phialo (1579) p. 2.

English (original)

He is forced to go whom the devil drives.

— Stephen Gosson

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