Here stand I. I can do no other. Martin Luther More Quotes by Martin Luther More Quotes From Martin Luther All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself Martin Luther betrayalbetrayedlooks I have done nothing; the Word has done and accomplished everything.... I let the Word do its work! Martin Luther accomplisheddonebible In human affairs we accomplish everything through prayer. What has been properly arranged we keep in order, what has gone amiss we change and improve, what cannot be changed and improved we bear, overcoming all the trouble and sustaining all the good by prayer. Against force there is no help but prayer alone. Martin Luther prayerchristianorder If we wish to wash our hands of the Jews blasphemy and not share in their guilt, we have to part company with them. They must be driven from our country. Martin Luther wishcountryhands Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly. Martin Luther sinbelievechrist When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, 'Repent,' he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. Martin Luther lordjesuschrist The best way to get rid of the Devil, if you cannot kill it with the words of Holy Scripture, is to rail at and mock him. Music, too, is very good; music is hateful to him, and drives him far away. Martin Luther devilhumorreligious A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all. Martin Luther 4th-of-julylordchristian And I'll tell you, I've seen the lightning flash. I've heard the thunder roll. I felt sin-breakers dashing, trying to conquer my soul. But I heard the voice of Jesus saying still to fight on. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. No, never alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. Martin Luther voicefightingjesus That which the sober man keeps in his breast, the drunken man lets out at the lips. Astute people, when they want to ascertain a man's true character, make him drunk. Martin Luther charactermenpeople War for the sake of war is sin, but war for the sake of defense is duty. Martin Luther defensesakewar Merit is a work for the sake of which Christ gives rewards. But no such work is to be found, for Christ gives by promise. Just as if a prince should say to me, "Come to me in my castle, and I will give you a hundred florins." I do a work, certainly, in going to the castle, but the gift is not given me as the reward of my work in going, but because the prince promised it to me. Martin Luther castlesgivingpromise Yes, I see the Church as the body of Christ. But, oh! How we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists. Martin Luther churchbodyfear Whatever man loves, that is his god. For he carries it in his heart; he goes about with it night and day; he sleeps and wakes with it, be it what it may - wealth or self, pleasure or renown. Martin Luther sleepheartnight To be convinced in our hearts that we have forgiveness of sins and peace with God by grace alone is the hardest thing. Martin Luther peace-with-godgraceheart For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. Martin Luther earth-daynaturetree Undoubtedly they do more and viler things than those which we know and discover Martin Luther speechknows The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the true faith. Martin Luther holyghostspirit War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it. Martin Luther stateshumanitywar Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart. Martin Luther depthprayerheart
