Martin Luther Quotes
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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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Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.
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Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.
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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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Mankind has a free will; but it is free to milk cows and to build houses, nothing more.
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The defects of a preacher are soon spied.
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Nothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.
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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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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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By faith we began, by hope we continue, and by revelation we shall obtain the whole.
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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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War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
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All creatures are merely veils under which God hides Himself and deals with us.
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In this Revolution no plans have been written for retreat.
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All of a Christian's life is one of repentance.
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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deeds but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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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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It is neither safe nor prudent to do anything against conscience.
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O, when it comes to faith, what a living, creative, active, powerful thing it is. It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do.
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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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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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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.
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At Sussen, the Devil carried off, last Good Friday, three grooms who had devoted themselves to him.