Quotes by German authors

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Arthur Schopenhauer

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"After your death you will be what you were before your birth"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Arthur Schopenhauer

"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone"

Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher

Martin Luther

"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

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

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"The will is a beast of burden. If God mounts it, it wishes and goes as God wills; if Satan mounts it, it wishes and goes as Satan wills; Nor can it choose its rider... the riders contend for its possession"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"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, Professor

Martin Luther

"Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Forgiveness is God's command"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Reason is the enemy of faith"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself. He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people at the risk of life itself"

Martin Luther, Professor

Martin Luther

"I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men"

Martin Luther, Professor

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