Martin Luther Quotes
15 quotes
Martin Luther
German theologian and reformer who initiated the Protestant Reformation
15 Quotes
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing
— Table Talk
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
— Attributed (unverified), popularly cited
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
— Letter to Philip Melanchthon, August 1, 1521
We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone
— Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say
— Table Talk
Here I stand; I can do no other. God help me. Amen.
— Diet of Worms, 1521
My conscience is captive to the Word of God.
— Diet of Worms, 1521
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
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
Sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly
— Letter to Philip Melanchthon (August 1521)
Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness
— Table Talk
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
Reason is the enemy of faith
— Table Talk
The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid
— Table Talk
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