Nothing on earth is so well suited to make the sad merry, the merry sad, to give courage to the despairing, to make the proud humble, to lessen envy and hate, as music.
Martin Luther Quotes
Music makes people kinder, gentler, more staid and reasonable. The devil flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the word of God.
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.
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.
We have decided to follow the example of the prophets and the fathers of the church and write German hymns for the German people.
We need not invite the Devil to our table; he is too ready to come without being asked. The air all about us is filled with demons.
An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects.
They didn’t do great things by deliberate choice but by a sort of impulse. 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. Our Lord God doesn’t do great things except by violence, as they say.
I cannot believe that my illness is natural. I suspect Satan, and therefore I am the more inclined to take it lightly.
