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181 " I am of a different mind ten times in the course of a day. But I resist the devil, and often it is with a fart that I chase him away. When he tempts me with silly sins I say, 'Devil, yesterday I broke wind too. Have you written it down on your list? "
― Martin Luther
182 " This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves. "
183 " We are nothing with all our gifts be they ever so great, except God assist us. "
― Martin Luther , Commentary on Galatians
184 " Maternity is a glorious thing, since all mankind has been conceived, born, and nourished of women. All human laws should encourage the multiplication of families. "
185 " Great thieves go Scott-free, as the Pope and his crew. "
― Martin Luther , The Table Talk of Martin Luther
186 " You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. "
187 " Bewilderment is the true comprehension. Not to know where you are going is the true knowledge. "
188 " If you want to interpret well and confidently, set Christ before you, for He is the man to whom it all applies, every bit of it. "
189 " God does not need our good works, but our neighbor does. "
190 " This is the most dangerous trial of all, when there is no trial and every thing goes well; for then a man is tempted to forget God, to become too bold and to misuse times of prosperity. "
― Martin Luther , A Treatise on Good Works
191 " If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved. And to be steady on all the battle fields besides is merely flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point. "
192 " Hier stehe Ich. Ich kann nicht anders. "
193 " False preachers are worse than deflowerers of virgins. "
194 " Philosophy is the Devil's Whore "
― Martin Luther , Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings
195 " Let the man who would hear God speak read Holy Scripture. "
196 " Faith is a living, unshakable confidence in God's grace; it is so certain that someone would die a thousand times for it. "
197 " And though this world with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us,We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us. "
198 " I see a word that hates evil more than it loves good. "
199 " from you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn will bear with my lack of eloquence. "
― Martin Luther , The Bondage of the Will
200 " It is easy enough to do good once or twice, but to keep on doing good without getting disgusted with the ingratitude of those whom we have benefited, that is not so easy. "