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A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing.
Our helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.

Martin Luther

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

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Topic

God's protection Nature of God

Author

Martin Luther

Source

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Medium

Hymn

Language

German

Time

1529 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [A Mighty Fortress Is Our God]. c. 1531.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. "A Mighty Fortress is Our God." Lutheran Prayer Companion, translated by Matthew Carver. Concordia Publishing House, 2018.

They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.

Thomas More

Utopia

On the citizens of Utopia.

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Topic

Gold

Author

Thomas More

Source

Utopia

Genre

Satire Political literature

Language

Latin

Time

1516 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

More, Thomas. Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia. Leuven: Self-published, 1516, bk. 2.

Current Citation

More, Thomas. Utopia, edited and translated by Paul Turner. Penguin Classics, 2003, bk. 2.

What can only be taught by the rod and with blows will not lead to much good; they will not remain pious any longer than the rod is behind them.

Martin Luther

The Large Catechism

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Topic

Corporal punishment

Author

Martin Luther

Source

The Large Catechism

Genre

Religious literature

Language

German

Time

1529 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Der Große Katechismus [The Large Catechism]. Wittenberg, 1529, second commandant.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. Luther's Large Catechism with Study Questions. Concordia Publishing House, 2010, second commandant.

The mad mob does not ask how it could be better, only that it be different. And when it then becomes worse, it must change again. Thus they get bees for flies, and at last hornets for bees.

Martin Luther

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Topic

The mob The masses

Author

Martin Luther

Language

German

Time

1526 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Ob Kriegesleute auch in seligem Stande sein können [Whether Soldiers Can Also Be in a State of Grace]. c. 1526.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. "Whether Soldiers, Too, Can Be Saved." Works of Martin Luther, translated by C. M. Jacobs. Vol. 5, Baker Book House, 1982.

It is much safer to be feared than loved.

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Prince

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Topic

Love and fear Fear in politics Leadership Politics

Author

Niccolo Machiavelli

Source

The Prince

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Italian

Time

1527 1520s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Machiavelli, Niccolò. Il Principe [The Prince]. Rome: Antonio Blado d'Asola, 1532.

Current Citation

Machiavelli, Nicolò. The Prince, translated by Peter Bondanella. Oxford University Press, 2005.

The more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows.

Michelangelo

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Topic

Sculpture

Author

Michelangelo

Medium

Sonnet Poem

Language

Italian

Time

1525 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Michelangelo. Sonnet to Vittoria Collana. c. 1525, l. 5.

Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.

Martin Luther

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Topic

Nature of God God and man God

Author

Martin Luther

Genre

Religious literature

Language

German

Time

1529 1520s 16th century

Era

Protestant Reformation

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Der Große Katechismus [The Large Catechism]. Wittenberg, 1529, first commandant.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. Luther's Large Catechism with Study Questions. Concordia Publishing House, 2010, first commandant.

A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing.

Martin Luther

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

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Topic

God's protection Nature of God God

Author

Martin Luther

Source

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Medium

Hymn Song

Genre

Religious literature

Language

German

Time

1529 1520s 16th century

Era

Protestant Reformation

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Luther, Martin. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [A Mighty Fortress Is Our God]. c. 1531.

Current Citation

Luther, Martin. "A Mighty Fortress is Our God." Lutheran Prayer Companion, translated by Matthew Carver. Concordia Publishing House, 2018.

If it be true that any beautiful thing raises the pure and just desire of man from earth to God, the eternal fount of all, such I believe my love.

Michelangelo

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Topic

Beauty

Author

Michelangelo

Medium

Poem

Language

Italian

Time

1525 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Michelangelo. Madrigals. c. 1525.

A man should not marry after thirty years of age; should not enter the government service after the age of forty; should not have any more children after the age of fifty; and should not travel after the age of sixty. This is because the proper time for those things has passed.

Shi Nai'An

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Topic

Stages of life Opportune time Timing

Author

Shi Nai'An

Source

Water Margin

Language

Chinese

Time

1524 1520s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Shi Nai'an. Water Margin. c. 1524, vol. 1, introduction.

Current Citation

Shi Naian. The Water Margin, translated by J. H. Jackson. Tuttle Publishing, 2010, forward.