Spare the rod and spoil the child – that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.
MARTIN LUTHERMake sure to send a lazy man the angel of death.
More Martin Luther Quotes
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Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
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When Satan tells me I am a sinner he comforts me immeasurably, since Christ died for sinners.
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We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished.
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God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.
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A lie is like a snowball: the further you roll it the bigger it becomes.
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Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
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People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time.
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Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!
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We do not become righteous by doing righteous deed but, having been made righteous, we do righteous deeds.
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It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
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Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.
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God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
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Nothing is more beautiful in the eyes of God than a soul that loves to hear His Word.
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Now the Church is not wood and stone, but the company of believing people; one must hold to them, and see how they believe, live and teach.
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God does not love sinners because they are attractive; sinners are attractive to God because he loves them.
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