Martin Luther

The more we are afflicted in this world, the more we are conformed to Christ.

When I am assailed by temptation, I find it good to eat, drink, and be merry, so that I may not be alone with the devil.

I am nothing but a poor, stinking bag of worms.

The greatest danger to the church is when it is rich.

He who lets himself be led by reason will never escape sin.

The more you read the Bible, the more you will understand it.

I would not give my faith for all the world's goods.

The Devil is a great artist, but he has no colors.

God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, he can make something out of us.

I never learned anything by being told, but only by doing.

It is not the business of the government to preach the gospel.

The best way to worship God is to do your duty.

I have been so busy with writing that I have not had time to pray.

Where God builds a church, the Devil builds a chapel.

I am like a ripe nut; I am ready to fall.

The best way to preach is to get down to the level of the people.

And so, dear Christian, beware of the Jews . . . you can see how God's wrath has consigned them to the Devil, who has robbed them not only of a proper understanding of the Scriptures, but also of common human reason, modesty and sense. . . . Thus, when you see a real Jew you may with a good conscience cross yourself, and boldly say, “There goes the Devil incarnate.”

First, to set fire to their synagogues or schools and to bury and cover with dirt whatever will not burn, so that no man will ever again see a stone or cinder of them. This is to be done in honor of our Lord and of Christendom, so that God might see that we are Christians, and do not condone or knowingly tolerate such public lying, cursing, and blaspheming of his Son and of his Christians.

Their houses also should be razed and destroyed. For they pursue in them the same aims as in their synagogues. Instead they might be lodged under a roof or in a barn, like the Gypsies.

Their prayer books and Talmudic writings, in which such idolatry, lies, cursing, and blasphemy are taught, should be taken from them.