Martin Luther Quotes And Sayings

Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money, proposing an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517.

Our Lord Has Written The Promise Of Resurrection, Not In Books Alone, But In Every Leaf In Springtime.

You Are Not Only Responsible For What You Say, But Also For What You Do Not Say.

Let The Wife Make The Husband Glad To Come Home, And Let Him Make Her Sorry To See Him Leave.

I Am Afraid That The Schools Will Prove The Very Gates Of Hell, Unless They Diligently Labor In Explaining The Holy Scriptures And Engraving Them In The Heart Of The Youth.

God Writes The Gospel Not In The Bible Alone, But Also On Trees, And In The Flowers And Clouds And Stars.

If You Young Fellows Were Wise, The Devil Couldn't Do Anything To You, But Since You Aren't Wise, You Need Us Who Are Old.

Grant That I May Not Pray Alone With The Mouth; Help Me That I May Pray From The Depths Of My Heart.

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, So Help Me God. Amen.

Faith Is Permitting Ourselves To Be Seized By The Things We Do Not See.

All Who Call On God In True Faith, Earnestly From The Heart, Will Certainly Be Heard, And Will Receive What They Have Asked And Desired.

Nothing Good Ever Comes Of Violence.

To Gather With God's People In United Adoration Of The Father Is As Necessary To The Christian Life As Prayer.

The Fewer The Words, The Better The Prayer.

The Will Is A Beast Of Burden. If God Mounts It, It Wishes And Goes As God Wills; If Satan Mounts It, It Wishes And Goes As Satan Wills; Nor Can It Choose Its Rider... The Riders Contend For Its Possession.

There Is No More Lovely, Friendly And Charming Relationship, Communion Or Company Than A Good Marriage.

You Should Not Believe Your Conscience And Your Feelings More Than The Word Which The Lord Who Receives Sinners Preaches To You.

Justice Is A Temporary Thing That Must At Last Come To An End; But The Conscience Is Eternal And Will Never Die.

If I Am Not Allowed To Laugh In Heaven, I Don't Want To Go There.

The Reproduction Of Mankind Is A Great Marvel And Mystery. Had God Consulted Me In The Matter, I Should Have Advised Him To Continue The Generation Of The Species By Fashioning Them Out Of Clay.

First I Shake The Whole Apple Tree, That The Ripest Might Fall. Then I Climb The Tree And Shake Each Limb, And Then Each Branch And Then Each Twig, And Then I Look Under Each Leaf.

The Bible Is The Cradle Wherein Christ Is Laid.

Even If I Knew That Tomorrow The World Would Go To Pieces, I Would Still Plant My Apple Tree.

Music Is The Art Of The Prophets And The Gift Of God.

Every Man Must Do Two Things Alone; He Must Do His Own Believing And His Own Dying.

I Feel Much Freer Now That I Am Certain The Pope Is The Antichrist.

Peace Is More Important Than All Justice; And Peace Was Not Made For The Sake Of Justice, But Justice For The Sake Of Peace.

Next To The Word Of God, The Noble Art Of Music Is The Greatest Treasure In The World.

Anyone Who Is To Find Christ Must First Find The Church. How Could Anyone Know Where Christ Is And What Faith Is In Him Unless He Knew Where His Believers Are?

If He Have Faith, The Believer Cannot Be Restrained. He Betrays Himself. He Breaks Out. He Confesses And Teaches This Gospel To The People At The Risk Of Life Itself.

Blood Alone Moves The Wheels Of History.

Pray, And Let God Worry.

My Heart, Which Is So Full To Overflowing, Has Often Been Solaced And Refreshed By Music When Sick And Weary.

Be A Sinner And Sin Strongly, But More Strongly Have Faith And Rejoice In Christ.

To Be A Christian Without Prayer Is No More Possible Than To Be Alive Without Breathing.

People Must Have Righteous Principals In The First, And Then They Will Not Fail To Perform Virtuous Actions.

I Have Held Many Things In My Hands, And I Have Lost Them All; But Whatever I Have Placed In God's Hands, That I Still Possess.

I More Fear What Is Within Me Than What Comes From Without.

When I Am Angry I Can Pray Well And Preach Well.

Whatever Your Heart Clings To And Confides In, That Is Really Your God.

War Is The Greatest Plague That Can Afflict Humanity, It Destroys Religion, It Destroys States, It Destroys Families. Any Scourge Is Preferable To It.

For Where God Built A Church, There The Devil Would Also Build A Chapel.

Peace If Possible, Truth At All Costs.

I Shall Never Be A Heretic; I May Err In Dispute, But I Do Not Wish To Decide Anything Finally; On The Other Hand, I Am Not Bound By The Opinions Of Men.

The Lord Commonly Gives Riches To Foolish People, To Whom He Gives Nothing Else.

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.

Faith Must Trample Under Foot All Reason, Sense, And Understanding.

Forgiveness Is God's Command.

Reason Is The Enemy Of Faith.

Be Thou Comforted, Little Dog, Thou Too In Resurrection Shall Have A Little Golden Tail.

The Man Who Has The Will To Undergo All Labor May Win To Any Good.