Martin Luther Quotes on Virtue
Martin Luther was a German Augustinian friar, theologian, and the principal initiator of the Protestant Reformation. This page collects quotes attributed to Martin Luther on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Here I stand. I can do no other.”
Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against con -
“Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace.”
An Introduction to St. Paul's Letter to the Romans from Dr. Martin Luthers Vermischte Deutsche Schriften . Johann K. Irmischer, ed. Vol. 63(Erlangen: Heyder and Zimmer, 1854), pp. 124-125. (EA 63:124-125) -
Attributed to Martin Luther:
“I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals.”
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“Pray, and let God worry.”
In, I Am a Christian: The Nun, the Devil, and Martin Luther , Carolyn M. Schneider, Fortress Press 2010, ISBN 0800697324 ISBN 978-0800697327 p . 49. (citing in Notes (p. 148), WA , Tr 2:131–32). | Expurgated version in, What Luther Says , Ewald M. Plass, vol. 1, pp. 403-404, (citing WA , Tr 2, No. 1557). 1191 How Luther Handled the Devil, May 20, 1532. "When the devil comes during the night to pla