Martin Luther:

The human heart is like a millstone in a mill: when you put wheat under it, it turns and grinds and makes flour; if you put no wheat, it still grinds on, but then 'tis itself it grinds away.

— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

Context

From 'Table Talk'.

Date / Period

1530s-1540s

Source

https://books.google.com/books?id=f24sAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA160

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Explanation

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