from you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn will bear with my lack of eloquence.
Martin LutherMusic must be supported by the king and the princes, for the maintenance of the arts is their duty no less than the maintenance of the laws.
Martin LutherTo have peace and love in marriage is a gift which is next to the knowledge of the Gospel.
Martin Luther