Quotes by Reformers

I do beseech you to direct your efforts more to preparing youth for the path and less to preparing the path for the youth.
Ben Lindsey
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King
If a man is called to be a streetsweep-er he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
Martin Luther King
Our Lord commonly giveth Riches to such gross asses to whom he affordeth nothing else that is good.
Martin Luther
War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity it destroys religion it destroys states it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
Martin Luther
Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history which cuts without wounding and enobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.
Martin Luther King
Peace if possible but truth at any rate.
Martin Luther
It is not the straining for great things that is most effective it is the doing the little things the common duties a little better and better.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King
Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment or it will run to weeds.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life whether the case be one of coolish baked beans or an unrequited affection.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
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
The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Martin Luther King
Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen.
Martin Luther
Riots are the voices of the unheard.
Martin Luther King
Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs I would enter.
Martin Luther
Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback set it up on one side and it tumbles over on the other.
Martin Luther
Some plague the people with too long sermons for the faculty of listening is a tender thing and soon becomes weary and satiated.
Martin Luther
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.
Bernard of Clairvaux
The fewer the words the better the prayer.
Martin Luther
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
Philipp Melanchthon
I have to hurry all day to get time to pray.
Martin Luther
Tomorrow I plan to work work from early until late. In fact I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.
Martin Luther
The less I pray the harder it gets the more I pray the better it goes.
Martin Luther
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
Bernard of Clairvaux
I demand for the unmarried mother as a sacred channel of life the same reverence and respect as for the married mother for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass our conventions must not be permitted to blaspheme it.
Ben Lindsey
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.
Martin Luther
The devil does not stay where music is.
Martin Luther
Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me. Amen.
Martin Luther
Riots are the voices of the unheard.
Martin Luther King
Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs I would enter.
Martin Luther
Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback set it up on one side and it tumbles over on the other.
Martin Luther
Some plague the people with too long sermons for the faculty of listening is a tender thing and soon becomes weary and satiated.
Martin Luther
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.
Bernard of Clairvaux
The fewer the words the better the prayer.
Martin Luther
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.
Philipp Melanchthon
I have to hurry all day to get time to pray.
Martin Luther
Tomorrow I plan to work work from early until late. In fact I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.
Martin Luther
The less I pray the harder it gets the more I pray the better it goes.
Martin Luther
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
Bernard of Clairvaux
I demand for the unmarried mother as a sacred channel of life the same reverence and respect as for the married mother for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass our conventions must not be permitted to blaspheme it.
Ben Lindsey
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.
Martin Luther
The devil does not stay where music is.
Martin Luther
I never work better than when I am inspired by anger when I am angry I can write pray and preach well for then my whole temperament is quickened my understanding sharpened and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.
Martin Luther
I want to be the white man's brother not his brother-in-law.
Martin Luther King
The student is to collect and evaluate facts. The facts are locked up in the patient.
Abraham Flexner
Christian life consists in faith and charity.
Martin Luther
Without love benevolence becomes egotism.
Martin Luther King
Every thing that is done in the world is done by hope.
Martin Luther
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for he isn't fit to live.
Martin Luther King
Don't hate it's too big a burden to bear.
Martin Luther King
God uses lust to impel men to marry ambition to office avarice to earning and fear to faith. God led me like an old blind goat.
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
What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice the dress the look the very motions of a person define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
A mighty fortress is our God A bulwark never failing Our helper he amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing.
Martin Luther
Forgiveness is God's command.
Martin Luther
Who loves not women wine and song Remains a fool his whole life long.
Martin Luther
Here I stand. I can do no otherwise. God help me. Amen.
Martin Luther
Agape is disinterested love. . . . Agape does not begin by discriminating between worthy and unworthy people or any qualities people possess. It begins by loving others for their sakes. . . . Therefore agape makes no distinction between friend and enemy it is directed toward both.
Martin Luther King
Hatred paralyzes life love releases it. Hatred confuses life love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life love illumines it.
Martin Luther King