In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure.

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

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.

This is true faith, a living confidence in the goodness of God.

Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?

I [i.e., God] have given you baptism as a gift for the forgiveness of sins, and preach to you unceasingly by word of mouth concerning this treasure, sealing it with the Sacrament of my body and blood, so that you need never doubt. True, it seems little and insignificant that by the washing of water, the Word, and the Sacrament this should all be effected. But don't let your eyes deceive you.