Martin Luther

Quotes

• “For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the supreme Ma...”
• “I cannot choose but adhere to the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I possibly, nor will I eve...”
• “In the midst of the affliction He counsels, strengthens confirms, nourishes, and favors us.... More over, when we have r...”
• “Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently...”
• “I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scri...”
• “If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this go...”
• “Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent a...”
• “All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have as...”
• “The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot...”
• “My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.”
• “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”
• “Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.”
• “All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the word.”
• “Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly.”
• “I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”
• “They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.”
• “We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.”
• “There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.”
• “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.”
• “Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.”
• “You have as much laughter as you have faith.”