Martin Luther Quotes
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The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.
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In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat.
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Nothing in the world causes so much misery as uncertainty.
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Though we be active in the battle, if we are not fighting where the battle is the hottest, we are traitors to the cause.
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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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Lying and guile need only to be revealed and recognized to be undone. When once lying is recognized as such, it needs no second stroke; it falls of itself and vanishes in shame.
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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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I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is a gift of God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives the evil spirit out of us.
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The defects of a preacher are soon spied.
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All of a Christian's life is one of repentance.
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The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
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One learns more of Christ in being married and rearing children than in several lifetimes spent in study in a monastery.
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I hate myself, that I cannot believe it so constantly and surely as I should; but no human creature can rightly know how mercifully God is inclined toward those that steadfastly believe in Christ.
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By faith we began, by hope we continue, and by revelation we shall obtain the whole.
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If I did not see that the Lord kept watch over the ship, I should long since have abandoned the helm. But I see Him! - through the storm, strengthening the tackling, handling the yards, spreading the sails - yes more, commanding the very winds! Should I not be a coward if I abandoned my post? Let Him govern, let Him carry us forward, let Him hasten or delay; we will fear nothing!
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We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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Obedience is the crown and honour of all virtue.
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Astrology is framed by the devil, to the end people may be scared from entering into the state of matrimony, and from every divine and human office and calling.
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It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience.
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Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.
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Since the law is good, the will, which is hostile to it, cannot be good.
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All creatures are merely veils under which God hides Himself and deals with us.
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The winds are nothing else but good or bad spirits. Hark! how the Devil is puffing and blowing.
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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.