Martin Luther Quotes

Name: – Martin Luther

Born: – 10 November 1483

Died: – 18 February 1546 

Nationality: – German

Occupation: – German Priest & Theologian

 

Martin Luther Quotes

  1. “Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.” – Martin Luther
  2. “Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.” – Martin Luther
  3. “Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.” – Martin Luther
  4. “Peace if possible, truth at all costs.” – Martin Luther
  5. “I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.” – Martin Luther
  6. “Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding.” – Martin Luther
  7. “Reason is the enemy of faith.” – Martin Luther
  8. “I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is the Antichrist.” – Martin Luther
  9. “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” – Martin Luther
  10. “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” – Martin Luther
  11. “People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.” – Martin Luther
  12. “Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.” – Martin Luther
  13. “When schools flourish, all flourishes.” – Martin Luther
  14. “My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.” – Martin Luther
  15. “There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” – Martin Luther
  16. “I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.” – Martin Luther
  17. “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther
  18. “All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.” – Martin Luther
  19. “The fewer the words, the better the prayer.” – Martin Luther
  20. “Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.” – Martin Luther
  21. “I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self.” – Martin Luther
  22. “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” – Martin Luther
  23. “The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.” – Martin Luther
  24. “If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don’t want to go there.” – Martin Luther
  25. “The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.” – Martin Luther
  26. “Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.” – Martin Luther
  27. “Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.” – Martin Luther
  28. “You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.” – Martin Luther
  29. “Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.” – Martin Luther
  30. “Nothing good ever comes of violence.” – Martin Luther
  31. “For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.” – Martin Luther
  32. “If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn’t do anything to you, but since you aren’t wise, you need us who are old.” – Martin Luther
  33. “First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf.” – Martin Luther
  34. “Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” – Martin Luther
  35. “When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.” – Martin Luther
  36. “To gather with God’s people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.” – Martin Luther
  37. “Pray, and let God worry.” – Martin Luther
  38. “Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” – Martin Luther
  39. “Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?” – Martin Luther
  40. “Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.” – Martin Luther
  41. “Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.” – Martin Luther
  42. “Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.” – Martin Luther
  43. “War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.” – Martin Luther
  44. “God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.” – Martin Luther
  45. “If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself.” – Martin Luther
  46. “The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.” – Martin Luther
  47. “I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.” – Martin Luther
  48. “If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don’t want to go there.” – Martin Luther
  49. “Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.” – Martin Luther
  50. “I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.” – Martin Luther
  51. “Forgiveness is God’s command.” – Martin Luther
  52. “The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.” – Martin Luther
  53. “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” – Martin Luther
  54. “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
  55. “The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.” – Martin Luther
  56. “You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.” – Martin Luther
  57. “I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that I still possess.” – Martin Luther
  58. “Blood alone moves the wheels of history.” – Martin Luther

 

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