Martin Luther

Theologian, Reformer German 1483 – 1546

Started Protestant Reformation; challenged Catholic Church authority.

375 quotes

"Sincerity is an openness of the heart."
Truth
"God is our refuge and strength."
Strength
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
Freedom
"We are saved by faith alone, not by works."
Faith
"As the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time."
Wisdom
"Music is my life, my joy, and my comfort."
Music
"I never knew what real joy was like until I gave my life to Christ."
Happiness
"If we live, we live to the Lord."
Life
"The world is too much with me."
Solitude
"With God all things are possible."
Faith
"We are beggars all."
"Take up the cross and follow me."
Courage
"Death is but a short pause in a long life."
Death
"I am persuaded that I am not mistaken."
Truth
"Every man must do his duty."
Work
"The Psalms are mirrors in which each believer can see himself."
Literature
"God does not ask about our ability, only our availability."
Faith
"The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man."
Politics
"I am afraid; therefore I preach."
Courage
"Anything that is given can be taken away."
"My conscience is captive to the Word of God."
Truth
"Justice cannot sleep forever."
Justice
"A thorny rose."
Beauty
"Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier."
Hope
"I am bound by the Scriptures."
Truth
"God made the world and it is good."
Nature
"Evil often triumphs, but never conquers."
Perseverance
"We must run while we have the light of life."
Time
"The devil does not sleep nor is he dead."
"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write."
Creativity