Martin Luther Quotes and Sayings

Martin Luther Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Martin Luther quotes, Martin Luther sayings, and Martin Luther proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Obedience is the crown and honour of all virtue. Martin Luther

We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds. Martin Luther

Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ. Martin Luther

Sinners are attractive because they are loved; they are not loved because they are attractive. Martin Luther

The fewer the words, the better the prayer. Martin Luther

A preacher should have the skill to teach the unlearned simply roundly, and plainly; for teaching is of more importance than exhorting. Martin Luther

The first duty of the gospel preacher is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin. Martin Luther

A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight. Martin Luther

An earthlyÂ kingdomÂ cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects. Martin Luther

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

Christ is the master; the Scriptures are only the servant. Martin Luther

The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation. Martin Luther

To do so no more is the truest repentance. Martin Luther

In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible. Martin Luther

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

A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes. Martin Luther

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel. Martin Luther

All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the word. Martin Luther

A goodÂ servantÂ is a real godsend, but truly this is a rare bird in the land. Martin Luther

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. Martin Luther

The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid. Martin Luther

The HolyÂ ScripturesÂ surpass in efficaciousness all the arts and all the sciences of the philosophers and jurists; these, though good and necessary to life here below, are vain and of no effect as to what concerns the life eternal. Martin Luther

Faith is the 'yes' of the heart, a conviction on which one stakes one's life. Martin Luther

The fruit does not make the tree good or bad but the tree itself is what determines the nature of the fruit. In the same way, a person first must be good or bad before doing a good or bad work. Martin Luther

The Holy Scriptures surpass in efficaciousness all the arts and all the sciences of the philosophers and jurists; these, though good and necessary to life here below, are vain and of no effect as to what concerns the life eternal. Martin Luther

A happy fart never comes from a miserable ass. Martin Luther

Prayer, study, and suffering make a pastor. Martin Luther

In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure. Martin Luther

It seems to me that the most delightful walk of life is to be found in a household of moderate means, to live there with an obliging spouse and to be satisfied with little. Martin Luther

Let all the 'free-will' in the world do all it can with all its strength; it will never give rise to a single instance of ability to avoid being hardened if God does not give the Spirit, or of meriting mercy if it is left to its own strength. Martin Luther