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
Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.
Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.
If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. This is the end (purpose) of life. The end of life is not to be happy. The end of life is not to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. The end of life is to do the will of God, come what may.
Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.
It's just as evil to kill Vietnamese as it is to kill Americans.
The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.
A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.
We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles rather than by the quality of our service and relationship to mankind.
Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority.
One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.