All Sayings

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Sleep is a most excellent thing, for it makes us forget all the miseries of life.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The hair is the finest ornament a woman has. If she be a virgin, let her wear it loose; if married, let her wear it up.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The hair is the finest ornament a woman has. If she be a virgin, let her wear it loose; if married, let her wear it up.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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Eating is a serious business. You must eat with delight and not as if you were doing penance.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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Eating is a serious business. You must eat with delight and not as if you were doing penance.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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Peace if possible, truth at all costs.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The greater the sinner, the greater the grace.

— Martin Luther 1521
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The greater the sinner, the greater the grace.

— Martin Luther 1521
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Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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God does not need our good works, but our neighbor does.

— Martin Luther 1520
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He who does not understand the devil, does not understand God.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The stomach alone is not to be trusted. It is a rebel.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The stomach alone is not to be trusted. It is a rebel.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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If you want to have a good laugh, read the Papal Bulls. They are so full of nonsense that they will make you split your sides.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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If you want to have a good laugh, read the Papal Bulls. They are so full of nonsense that they will make you split your sides.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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The world is like a drunken peasant. If you help him to mount on one side of his horse, he tumbles off on the other.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
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I would have all Christians educated enough to be able to read the Bible. It is not for priests alone, but for all.

— Martin Luther c. 1520s
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I would have all Christians educated enough to be able to read the Bible. It is not for priests alone, but for all.

— Martin Luther c. 1520s
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