John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3098 Daniel Defoe 1660?-1731 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3098 |
| AUTHOR: | Daniel Defoe (1660?–1731) |
| QUOTATION: | Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; 1 And ’t will be found, upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The True-Born Englishman. Part i. Line 1. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 80. [back] |