Quotes about Ethics
Peace if possible, but truth at any rate.
— Martin Luther
A unjust law, is no law at all.
— Martin Luther
People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.
— Martin Luther
If every man had faith, we would need no more laws, but every one would of himself at all times do good works, as his confidence in God teaches him.
— Martin Luther
to live in good morals means calm and peace for the conscience, however much disquiet there may be in the flesh in public.
— Martin Luther
Each must watch over his own conscience, and therefore each must have the right to judge spirits and prophets; but no one has the right to take the sword for himself.
— Martin Luther
He who sleeps does not sin.
— Martin Luther
For when the heart is evil, all its works are evil, no matter how splendid they are.
— Martin Luther
For I shall never advise a heathen or a Turk, let alone a Christian, to attack another or begin war.
— Martin Luther
It never does any good when one knave punishes another without first becoming good himself.
— Martin Luther
Where the happy medium cannot be attained, it is better and safer to fall short on this side than on that; that is, too much mercy is better than too much punishment. One can withdraw and reduce too much mercy; but punishment cannot be taken back, especially where it touches body, life, or limb.
— Martin Luther
True, then, are these two sayings: "Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works";
— Martin Luther