The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.
— Martin Luther Early Modern

Leader of the Protestant Reformation

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Table Talk, or other collected sayings

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c. 1530s-1540s

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Philosophical

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7047-the-christian-shoemaker-does-his-duty-not-…

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