Martin Luther Quotes

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Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. No merchant or tradesman would set himself to work if he did not hope to reap benefit thereby.

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Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.

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There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.

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One is not righteous who does much, but the one who, without work, believes much in Christ. The law says, 'Do this,' and it is never done. Grace says, 'Believe in this,' and everything is already done.

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When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid.

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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.

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A great variety of reading confuses and does not teach. It makes the student like a man who dwells everywhere and, therefore, nowhere in particular.

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It is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest rank among all things and, in comparison with other things of this life, the best and something divine. It is the inventor and mentor of all the arts, medicines, laws, and of whatever wisdom, power, virtue, and glory men possess in this life.

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At Sussen, the Devil carried off, last Good Friday, three grooms who had devoted themselves to him.

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Religion is not 'doctrinal knowledge,' but wisdom born of personal experience.

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If you are a preacher of mercy, do not preach an imaginary but the true mercy. If the mercy is true, you must therefore bear the true, not an imaginary sin. 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, says Peter (2. Peter 3:13) are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth where justice will reign.

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All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the word.

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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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It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last of the evening.

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There is no gown or garment that worse becomes a woman than when she will be wise.

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Many have been deceived by outward appearances and have proceeded to write and teach about good works and how they justify without even mentioning faith. … Wearying themselves with many works, they never come to righteousness.

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When I was a child there were many witches, and they bewitched both cattle and men, especially children.

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It would be a good thing if young people were wise and old people were strong, but God has arranged things better.

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Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body.

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Some will object that the Law is divine and holy. Let it be divine and holy. The Law has no right to tell me that I must be justified by it.

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A faithful and good servant is a real godsend; but truly 'tis a rare bird in the land.

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I only ask in all kindness that the man who wishes at this time to have my books will by no means let them be a hindrance to his own study of the Scriptures, but read them as I read the orders and the ordures of the pope and the books of the sophists.

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Now just behold these miserable, blind, and senseless people.

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Our faith is an astounding thing-astounding that I should believe him to be the Son of God who is suspended on the cross, whom I have never seen, with whom I have never become acquainted.

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When Eve was brought unto Adam, he became filled with the Holy Spirit, and gave her the most sanctified, the most glorious of appellations. He called, her Eva--that is to say, the Mother of All. He did not style her wife, but simply mother--mother of all living creatures. In this consists the glory and the most precious ornament of woman.

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