Quotes by Martin Luther

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The lie... the snowball that gets bigger the more it is rolled.

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An enduring peace is the greatest good on earth, on which all transitory goods depend - it is the ancient fruit of true divine service. And where this is fulfilled, there are no wars, quarrels and bloodshed, and where it is incorrectly fulfilled, unrest, the desire to start war and shed blood, is constantly born.

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As the work and honor of the divine service consists in making true saints out of sinners, out of the damned, into the happy, out of the servants of the devil, into God, so the work and honor of secular power consists in making men out of wild animals and keeping them from the wild. . She defends everyone's body and allows no one to harm it; she defends everyone's life, so that no one can take it from them dishonestly; she protects everyone's child, so that no one can take it away from them; she defends every house and court, so that no one can enter there and do any damage; she protects each one's land, cattle, property of every kind, so that no one can steal them or cause damage. This is the difference between humans and animals.

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The lie is ever coiling like the snake that never stands upright, whether it crawls or sits still; only when he's dead is he straight and doesn't pretend.

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Love, like heat, must warm from all sides and respond to every request of our brothers.

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Love gives birth to joy, good cheer, and freedom in the soul that gladly serves its neighbor, and has no regard for gratitude, praise or blasphemy, gain or loss.

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Music is the best consolation for the sad man.

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Those who do not seek happiness find it faster than others; because those who seek happiness forget that the surest way to get it for themselves is to seek it for others.

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No one should leave his neighbor when he is in need.

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Everyone is obliged to help and support his neighbor if he wants to be helped when some misfortune strikes him. I stand by what I believe, otherwise I cannot, and so help me God!

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I stand by what I believe, otherwise I cannot, and so help me God!

"We cannot prevent birds from flying over our heads, but we can keep them from making nests on top of our heads. Similarly, bad thoughts sometimes appear in our mind, but we can choose whether we allow them to live there, to create a nest for themselves, and to breed evil deeds."

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God is strong for us.

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While I lived, I was your spoil - when I die, I will be your death.

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Even if I knew the world would end tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree.

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If you are not beautiful at twenty, not strong at thirty, not smart at forty, not rich at fifty, there is no hope.

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I believe that (firearms) were invented by Satan himself because they cannot be defended against with ordinary weapons and fists. All human strength vanishes when faced with firearms. A man dies before he sees what is coming.

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Peace is more important than any truth; and peace is not for justice, but justice for peace.

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The birds of sorrow inevitably fly over our heads, but we must not let them nest in our hair.

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Reason is the greatest possible enemy of religion.

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Love, by its very nature, is willing and obedient to the one it loves.

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Let's help others! Because the others are us too.

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Reason must be beaten, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense, and understanding, and whatever it sees must be ignored and...know nothing but the word of the Lord.

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The ancients thought wisely and ordered that people should tire themselves and practice in some honorable thing, so that they do not indulge in gluttony, gluttony, gluttony, drunkenness and useless games.

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The heart experiences the truth of God's word in song...

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A bad mood cannot enter there, where a few good companions sing, there is no envy, hatred, discord, anger does not hurt the heart, pride, trouble and everything that gnaws at the flesh, boo, sorrow quickly passes away, who finds joy in song, sin in this him it is not a burden, it pleases God more than any other joy under heaven. He spoils Satan's work, restrains many murderous hands.

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No earthly kingdom can exist without the inequality of men. There are freemen, there are serfs, rulers and subjects.

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If I thought that God didn't get the joke, I wouldn't even want to go to heaven!

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Even the devil - God's devil.

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Medicine makes a person sick, mathematics makes a person sad, and theology makes a person guilty.

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Nothing good ever comes from violence.

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Truth is a temporary thing that ends eventually; but conscience is eternal and never ceases.

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Thoughts are duty free.