Anyone know any good quotes from the sixteenth century Martin Luther or any good books where I can......?

Question

A good quote from???

Answer 1

Try Ronald Bainton "Here I Stand...." its the best Luther biography I ever read. As for quotes the title one's not bad, speaking at the Diet of Worms Luther is reputed to have said when asked by the Holy ROman Emperor to recant his95 Theses:

"...to go against my conscience is neither right nor sane, I can not, I will not recant here I stand I can do no more..."

or something to that effect check it out its worth a read!

Answer 2

Here are some famous Martin Luther quotes:

"Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir."
("Here I stand. I can do other. God help me.")
-- Speech at the Diet of Worms, 18 April 1521

"For where God built a church, there the devil would also build a chapel... In such sort is the devil always God's ape."
-- Colloquia Mensalia (1566), as translated in Martin Luther's Divine Discourses (H. Bell, tr.) (1652)

"Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott,
Ein gute Wehr und Waffen."
("A safe stronghold is our God,
A trusty shield and weapon.")
-- Opening words of hymn by Luther (1529)

Answer 3

Here are a couple of sites that select various favorites and their sources. You may find the "Table Talk" quotes especially entertaining.

http://www.geocities.com/athens/agora/3958/weekly/weekly36.htm
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther

If you seriously want to get your hands on samples of the best o Luther, try something like *Martin Luther : Selections From His Writings*, edited by John Dillenberger (Anchor)

And here's some pages that index a number of his writings, including links to online texts. (Don't worry, it's not just long works... look through the lists and you'll see links to short leters as well.)
http://www.ccel.org/l/luther/?show=worksBy
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-luther.html

Answer 4

Yeah from Martin Luther... “How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.”

“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say”

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

Hope I helped. When I think about it, Martin Luther really is a hero.

Answer 5

Bainton's here I stand is a good book can't remember any quotes though was a long time ago I read!

Answer 6

You can read several of his works in English on Gutenberg.org:

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/l#a155

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