Martin Luther on Women
1483–1546 Germany
← All quotes by Martin Luther
7 quotes
Who loves not woman, wine, and song
Remains a fool his whole life long.
What defects women have, we must check them for in private, gently by word of mouth, for woman is a frail vessel.
Table Talk (1569)
If a woman becomes weary and at last dead from bearing, that matters not; let her only die from bearing, she is there to do it.
Sermon Von dem ehelichen Stande (1519)
If women get tired and die of bearing, there is no harm in that; let them die as long as they bear; they are made for that.
Men have broad and large chests, and small narrow hips, and more understanding than the women, who have but small and narrow breasts, and broad hips, to the end they should remain at home, sit still, keep house, and bear and bring up children.
...women and girls begin to bare themselves behind and in front, and there is nobody to punish and hold in check, and besides, God’s word is mocked.
The hair is the finest ornament women have. . . . I like women to let their hair fall down their back, it is a most agreeable sight.
Table Talk (1569)