Martin Luther Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills; if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills; Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession.”

“People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.”

“Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.”

“I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.”

“When schools flourish, all flourishes.”

“Nothing good ever comes of violence.”

“Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.”

“To gather with God's people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.”

“Reason is the enemy of faith.”

“War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.”