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• It is not I that smite, stab, and slay, but God and my prince, for my hand and my body are now their servants.

  Martin Luther

  Hands, Body, Servant

  Martin Luther (1967). “The Christian in society”

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• There is on earth among all dangers no more dangerous thing than a richly endowed and adroit reason...Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed.

  Martin Luther

  Earth, Reason, Danger

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• As for the demented, I hold it certain that all beings deprived of reason are thus afflicted only by the Devil.

  Martin Luther

  Religious, Humor, Devil

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• It is the duty of a prudent minister of God to hold his ministry in honor and to see to it that it is respected by those who are in his charge. Moreoever, it is the duty of a faithful minister not to exceed his powers and not to abuse his office in pride, but, rather, to administer it for the benefit of his subjects.

  Martin Luther

  Pride, Office, Faithful

  Martin Luther (1961). “Lectures on Romans”, p.6, Westminster John Knox Press

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• I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

  Martin Luther

  Change, War, Reality

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• 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 bear scorn.

  Martin Luther

  Yield, Devil, Way

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• from you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn will bear with my lack of eloquence.

  Martin Luther

  Ignorance, Erasmus, Matter

  Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.299, Fortress Press

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• I compare it with a lie, which like to a snowball, the longer it is rolled the greater it becomes.

  Martin Luther

  Lying, Compare, Snowball

  Martin Luther (1892). “Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther”

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• We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.

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  Inspirational, Freedom, Winning

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• The great event on Calvary . . . is an eternal reminder to a power drunk generation that love is the most durable power in the world, and that it is at bottom the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. Only through achieving this love can you expect to matriculate into the university of eternal life.

  Martin Luther

  Life, Heart, Power

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• All which happens through the whole world happens through hope. No husbandman would sow a grain of corn if he did not hope it would spring up and bring forth the ear; how much more we are helped on by hope in the eternal life.

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  Life, Hope, Spring

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• Believest thou? then thou wilt speak boldly. Speakest thou boldy? then thou must suffer. Sufferest thou? then thou shalt be comforted. For faith, the confession thereof, and the cross do follow one another.

  Martin Luther

  Faith, Suffering, Speak

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• God created Adam master and lord of living creatures, but Eve spoilt all, when she persuaded him to set himself above God's will. 'Tis you women, with your tricks and artifices, that lead men into error.

  Martin Luther

  Men, Errors, Lord

  Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.300

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• In Switzerland, on a high mountain, not far from Lucerne, there is a lake they call Pilate's Pond, which the Devil has fixed upon as one of the chief residences of his evil spirits.

  Martin Luther

  Religious, Humor, Lakes

  Martin Luther (1862). “The Life of Luther Written by Himself”, p.321

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• Christians are rare people on earth.

  Martin Luther

  Christian, People, Earth

  Martin Luther (1897). “On Trade and Usury: An Address”

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• Astrology is framed by the devil, to the end people may be scared from entering into the state of matrimony, and from every divine and human office and calling.

  Martin Luther

  Astrology, People, Office

  Martin Luther, Alexander Chalmers (1857). “The Table Talk of Martin Luther”, p.343

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• Those with prodigious skill in music are better suited for all things.

  Martin Luther

  Music, Skills, All Things

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• What do we older folks live for if not for the care of the young, to teach and train them?

  Martin Luther

  Care, Young, Teach

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• When questioned whether the Blessed will not be saddened by seeing their nearest and dearest tortured answers, "Not in the least."

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  Blessed, Answers, Hell

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• The confidence and faith of the heart alone make both God and an idol. If your faith and trust be right, then is your god also true; and, on the other hand, if your trust be false and wrong, then you have not the true God; for these two belong together faith and God. That now, I say, upon which you set your heart and put your trust is properly your god.

  Martin Luther

  Heart, Hands, Idols

  Martin Luther (2012). “The Large Cathechism of Martin Luther”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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• Men are so delving into the mysteries of things that today a boy of twenty knows more than twenty doctors formerly knew.

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  Boys, Men, Doctors

  Martin Luther (2007). “Through the Year with Martin Luther: A Selection of Sermons Celebrating the Feasts and Seasons of the Christian Year”, p.43, Hendrickson Publishers

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• A man must be able to affirm, I know for certain, that what I teach is the only Word of the high Majesty of God in heaven, his final conclusion and everlasting, unchangeable truth, and whatsoever concurs and agrees not with this doctrine, is altogether false, and spun by the devil.

  Martin Luther

  Men, Heaven, Devil

  Martin Luther (1848). “The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt”, p.18

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• The universities only ought to turn out men who are experts in the Holy Scriptures, men who can become bishops and priests, and stand in the front line against heretics, the devil, and all the world. But where do you find that?

  Martin Luther

  Men, Devil, Experts

  Martin Luther (1970). “Three Treatises”, p.100, Fortress Press

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• The faith towards God in Christ must be sure and steadfast, that it may solace and make glad the conscience, and put it to rest. When a man has this certainty, he has overcome the serpent; but if he be doubtful of the doctrine, it is for him very dangerous to dispute with the devil.

  Martin Luther

  Men, Devil, Overcoming

  Martin Luther (1848). “The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt”, p.19

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• Many have been deceived by outward appearances and have proceeded to write and teach about good works and how they justify without even mentioning faith.... Wearying themselves with many works, they never come to righteousness.

  Martin Luther

  Writing, Appearance, Good Work

  Martin Luther (2012). “Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings”, p.867, Fortress Press

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