Martin Luther Quotes - Famous Quotes by Martin Luther
Born: 1483-11-10
Died: 1546-02-18
Martin Luther Biography
A man cannot do good before he is made good.
- Martin Luther
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A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.
- Martin Luther
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Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith in him is unless he knew where his believers are
- Martin Luther
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Anything that one imagines of God apart from Christ is only useless thinking and vain idolatry.
- Martin Luther
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At night always carry in your heart something from Holy Scriptures to bed with you, meditate upon it like a ruminant animal, and go softly to sleep; but this must not be too much, rather a little that may be well pondered and understood, that you may find a remnant of it in your mind when you rise in the morning.
- Martin Luther
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Be a sinner and sin mightily, but more mightily believe and rejoice in Christ.
- Martin Luther
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Christ is the Master the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preach Christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach Christ can fail to be apostolic though Judas, Ananias, Pilate or Herod were its author.
- Martin Luther
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Christ will remain a priest and king though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those shavelings but he was ordained and consecrated by God Himself, and by Him anointed.
- Martin Luther
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Earth has nothing more tender than a woman's heart when it is the abode of piety.
- Martin Luther
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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
- Martin Luther
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Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.
- Martin Luther
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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
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God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars.
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Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.
- Martin Luther
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Here stand I. I can do no other.
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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. God help me. Amen.
- Martin Luther, in front of his inquisitors at the Diet of Worms.
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I cannot believe that my illness is natural. I suspect Satan, and therefore I am the more inclined to take it lightly.
- Martin Luther
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I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years.
- Martin Luther
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If you're not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
- Martin Luther
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In this life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live in his death, he is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins in his resurrection, a conqueror in his ascentions, a kind in his intercession, a high priest.
- Martin Luther
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It is pleasing to God whenever you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.
- Martin Luther
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Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.
- Martin Luther
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Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and more reasonable.
- Martin Luther
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My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.
- Martin Luther
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No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him.
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Now the church is not wood and stone, but the company of people who believe in Christ.
- Martin Luther
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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church it is a goodly Christian weapon.
- Martin Luther
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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
- Martin Luther
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The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
- Martin Luther
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The heart of religion lies in its personal pronouns.
- Martin Luther
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The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.
- Martin Luther
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There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness without renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow.
- Martin Luther
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There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage.
- Martin Luther
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When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the pastor, or of our neighbor.
- Martin Luther
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When Jesus Christ utters a word, He opens His mouth so wide that it embraces all Heaven and earth, even though that word be but in a whisper.
- Martin Luther
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