Quotes by Martin Luther

What is our death but a night's sleep? For as through sleep all weariness and faintness pass away and cease, and the powers of the spirit come back again, so that in the morning we arise fresh and strong and joyous; so at the Last Day we shall rise again as if we had only slept a night, and shall be fresh and strong.

— Martin Luther

Happiness

Here I stand; I can do no otherwise. God help me. Amen.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

Put thou thy trust in God; In duty's path go on; Fix on His word thy steadfast eye; So shall thy work be done.

— Martin Luther

Success

Faith, like light, should ever be simple and unbending; while love, like warmth, should beam forth on every side, and bend to every necessity of our brethren.

— Martin Luther

Faith

Faith looks to the word and the promise; that is, to the truth. But hope looks to that which the word has promised, to the gift.

— Martin Luther

Faith

We believe that the very beginning and end of salvation, and the sum of Christianity, consists of faith in Christ, who by His blood alone, and not by any works of ours, has put away sin, and destroyed the power of death.

— Martin Luther

Success

Faith ever says, "If Thou wilt," not "If Thou canst."

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

We may search long to find where God is, but we shall find Him in those who keep the words of Christ. For the Lord Christ saith, "If any man love me, he will keep my words; and we will make our abode with him."

— Martin Luther

Love

The sweetness of the gospel lies mostly in pronouns, as me , my , thy . "Who loved me , and gave Himself for me ." "Christ Jesus my Lord." "Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are forgiven thee."

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

The believing man hath the Holy Ghost; and where the Holy Ghost dwelleth, He will not suffer a man to be idle, but stirreth him up to all exercises of piety and godliness, and of true religion, to the love of God, to the patient suffering of afflictions, to prayer, to thanksgiving, and the exercise of charity towards all men.

— Martin Luther

Love

The law discovers the disease. The gospel gives the remedy.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

The law is what we must do; the gospel what God will give.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

The first freedom is freedom from sin.

— Martin Luther

Freedom

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

Success

Let us keep to Christ, and cling to Him, and hang on Him, so that no power can remove us.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

True obedience to God is the obedience of faith and good works; that is, he is truly obedient to God who trusts Him, and does what He commands.

— Martin Luther

Success

The church converteth the whole world by blood and prayer.

— Martin Luther

Life

Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

Riches are the pettiest and least worthy gifts which God can give a man. What are they to God's word? Yea, to bodily gifts, such as beauty and health, or to the gifts of the mind, such as understanding, skill, wisdom? Yet men toil for them day and night, and take no rest. Therefore our Lord God commonly gives riches to foolish people to whom He gives nothing else.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work, he receives a benefit.

— Martin Luther

Success

Sin is essentially a departure from God.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom

Peace, if possible, but the truth at any rate.

— Martin Luther

Truth

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

— Martin Luther

Life

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

— Martin Luther

Wisdom