Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Late Medieval Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money, proposing an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth10 November 1483
CityEisleben, Germany
CountryGermany
The defects of a preacher are soon spied.
I would not have preachers torment their hearers, and detain them with long and tedious preaching.
Make sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
Earth has nothing more tender than a woman's heart when it is the abode of piety.
If the peasants are in open rebellion, then they are outside the law of God. Therefore let all who are able slash, strike down, and kill (those who rebel) openly and secretly, remembering that there can be nothing more venomous, harmful, or devilish than a rebel. It is exactly like killing a mad dog.
War for the sake of war is sin, but war for the sake of defense is duty.
The hair is the finest ornament women have. Of old, virgins used to wear it loose, except when they were in mourning.
Riches, understanding, beauty, are fair gifts of God.
I do not admit that my doctrine can be judged by anyone.
He who receives a sacrament does not perform a good work; he receives a benefit. In the mass we give Christ nothing; we only receive from Him.
God has set the type of marriage through creation. Each creature seeks its perfection in another.
Now just behold these miserable, blind, and senseless people.
Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated! The trumpet sounds; the graves restore, The dead which they contained before; Prepare, my soul, to meet Him!
There is no wisdom save in truth.