Martin Luther

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"A man cannot do good before he is made good."	Evil, Good, Men
"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."	Ability, Age, Argument
"Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith in him is unless he knew where his believers are?"	Faith, Knowledge, Lies
"Anything that one imagines of God apart from Christ is only useless thinking and vain idolatry."	Art, Imagination, Monarchy
"Be a sinner and sin mightily, but more mightily believe and rejoice in Christ."	Lies, Religion, Sin
"Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preach Christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach Christ can fail to be apostolic though Judas, Ananias, Pilate or Herod were its author."	Books, Failure, Honesty
"Christ will remain a priest and king; though He was never consecrated by any papist bishop or greased by any of those shavelings; but he was ordained and consecrated by God Himself, and by Him anointed."	Monarchy, Religion
"Earth has nothing more tender than a woman's heart when it is the abode of piety."	Art, Men, Women
"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope."	Hope, Wishing
"God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars."	Writing
"Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart."	Art, Help
"I cannot believe that my illness is natural. I suspect Satan, and therefore I am the more inclined to take it lightly."	Darkness, Lies, Light
"I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years."	Happiness, Joy, Men
"If you're not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there."	Desires, Humor, Laughter
"In this life, Christ is an example, showing us how to live; in his death, he is a sacrifice, satisfying for our sins; in his resurrection, a conqueror; in his ascentions, a kind; in his intercession, a high priest."	Death, Life, Religion
"Love is an image of God, and not a lifeless image, but the living essence of the divine nature which beams full of all goodness."	Age, Evil, Good
"Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions."	Evil, Failure, Men
"No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him."	Ability, Evil, Knowledge
"Now the church is not wood and stone, but the company of people who believe in Christ."	Lies, Religion
"Peace if possible, truth at all costs."	Honesty, Peace, Truth
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