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Martin Luther

Martin Luther

German theologian and reformer who initiated the Protestant Reformation

15 Quotes
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
— Attributed (unverified), popularly cited
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
— Letter to Philip Melanchthon, August 1, 1521
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone
— Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen.
— Diet of Worms, 1521
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
My conscience is captive to the Word of God.
— Diet of Worms, 1521
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings; but it consists in its number of cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment, and character
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave
— Letter to a Married Couple
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly
— Letter to Philip Melanchthon (August 1521)
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Reason is the enemy of faith
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid
— Table Talk
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace; so sure and certain that a man would stake his life on it a thousand times.
— Preface to the Epistle to the Romans, 1522