Martin Luther

Theologian, Reformer German 1483 – 1546

Started Protestant Reformation; challenged Catholic Church authority.

375 quotes

"Faith alone justifies, but faith is never alone."
Faith
"Tradition is a way of maintaining fire, not worshipping ashes."
History
"Let the strong help the weak, not consume them."
Kindness
"The true measure of a man is not what he knows, but what he does with what he knows."
Wisdom
"God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the leaves and grass."
Nature
"The wicked are not the only ones who persecute; sometimes the righteous do as well."
Justice
"Music is a discipline and a mistress of order."
Music
"I am not the master of the situation."
"Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God."
Faith
"Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, not trash heaps."
Health
"The intellect is a whore that accepts all comers without distinction."
Philosophy
"A man should fear God. After that, he is afraid of nothing."
Courage
"Come, let us reason together, for the appeal to force is the last refuge of the incompetent."
Wisdom
"Even in the deepest waters, God is still there."
Hope
"The just shall live by faith, not by the works of the law."
Faith
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men."
Relationships
"Only the Church can save the Church from itself."
Faith
"The Bible is the only source of doctrine."
Knowledge
"Anger is a brief madness."
"Two things build confidence in my heart: hope and charity."
Hope
"Man has no greater authority in the church than in the state."
Politics
"A woman should know she is a woman, and a man should know he is a man."
Nature
"The grace of God is the source of all good and the remedy for all evil."
"If our faith is true, it must be subject to all the laws of nature."
Faith
"A true Christian is a very rare thing to find."
Faith
"Nature does not deceive us; it is always we who deceive ourselves."
Truth
"The world is a thousand years old and we are living in its sunset years."
History
"If you wish to be made perfect, go sell what you have and give it to the poor."
Kindness
"Let the world burn; I shall still preach."
Courage
"The greatest blessing is to work according to your calling."
Work