Martin Luther Quotes
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Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
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Holy Christendom has, in my judgment, no better teacher after the apostles than St. Augustine.
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Show me where a man spends his time & money, and I'll show you his god.
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To worship God in spirit is the service and homage of the heart, and implies fear of God and trust in Him.
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Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.
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Jews and papists are ungodly wretches; they are two stockings made of one piece of cloth.
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I would take to be quite a fool any man who would make a book full of laws and statutes for an apple tree telling it how to bear apples and not thorns, when the tree is able by its own nature to do this better than the man with all his books can describe and demand.
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The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.
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Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
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Nothing good ever comes of violence.
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He who believes in God is not careful for the morrow, but labors joyfully and with a great heart. "For He giveth His beloved, as in sleep." They must work and watch, yet never be careful or anxious, but commit all to Him, and live in serene tranquility; with a quiet heart, as one who sleeps safely and quietly.
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Human nature is like a drunk peasant. Lift him into the saddle on one side, over he topples on the other side.
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Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man would stake his life on it one thousand times. This confidence in God's grace and knowledge of it makes men glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and with all creatures; and this is the work of the Holy Ghost in faith.
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He who hears this name God from a Jew must inform the authorities, or else throw sow dung at him when he sees him and chase him away.
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I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.
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God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world. We will commit sins while we are here, for this life is not a place where justice resides. We, however, ... are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth where justice will reign.
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If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push him over with the words 'I baptise thee in the name of Abraham'.
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This doctrine (justification) is the head and the cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God and without it the church of God cannot exist for one hour.
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Ein' feste burg is unser Gott,ein gute wehr und waffen.Er hilft uns frei aus aller not,die uns itzt hat betroffen.
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Men have broad and large chests, and small narrow hips, and more understanding than women, who have but small and narrow breasts, and broad hips, to the end they should remain at home, sit still, keep house, and bear and bring up children.
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Our suffering is not worthy the name of suffering. When I consider my crosses, tribulations, and temptations, I shame myself almost to death, thinking what are they in comparison of the sufferings of my blessed Savior Christ Jesus.
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Our bodies are always exposed to Satan. The maladies I suffer are not natural, but Devil's spells.
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If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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I have lived to see the greatest plague on earth -- the condemning of God's word, a fearful thing, surpassing all other plagues in the world; for thereupon most surely follow all manner of punishments, eternal and corporal.