Quotes About Meek

My philosophy of life is that the meek shall inherit nothing but debasement, frustration, and ignoble deaths.

The meek shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

We are told that "the meek shall inherit the earth." It follows that the meek are chosen of God. I shall try to be meek, not because I want the earth - you can keep it, after the way you've fucked it around it's not worth having - but because I too should like to be chosen of God. QED. Besides, I like animals better than you bastards.

Oh, I'm quite harmless in real life.

The world blesses not the meek, but the vindictive; it praises not the one who turns the other cheek, but the one who renders evil for evil; it exalts not the humble, but the aggressive. Ideological forces have carried that spirit of violence, class-struggle, and the clenched fist to an extreme the like of which the world before has never seen.

The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.

I've learned to do without a lot of things. If you have a lot of things, said Aunt Lydia, you get too attached to this material world and you forget about spiritual values. You must cultivate poverty of spirit. Blessed are the meek.

Melly couldn't say boo to a goose.

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.

I thought you were the docile one, he murmured. Yes, my lord, she said meekly. Compared to my sister, my lord. And you're the smart one as well? Even though you were going to put horse dung on an infect wound? Yes, my lord. She straightened her shoulders. And the plain one. His eyes were like a sly weapon, all soft, lingering caresses while he stood just out of reach. I think you're a fraud, Lady Alys. You've yet to convince me of any of those three things.

The Hebrew word for meek really means "to be molded." The

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild' is a snivelling modern invention, with no warrant in the gospels.

Let the meek inherit the earth -- they have it coming to them.

the houses much smaller and meek and timid and nondescript, and even the trees were scantily clad.

Edwards was persuaded from Scripture that "gracious affections do not tend to make men bold, forward, noisy, and boisterous; but rather to speak trembling."41 The eye of divine blessing is upon the meek and trembling: "This is the one to whom I will look [says the Lord]: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word" (Isa. 66:2).

There are some that are bold and strong and incessant and energetic and hard, and to these is the world's glory; and some are timid and meek and impotent and cowardly and rejected and obscure.

I'm actually very timid and nonconfrontational.

Perhaps it is easiest to define "meek" by saying Jesus was meek: "for I am gentle [same word as our beatitude] and humble31 in heart" (11:29). Moreover, in entering Jerusalem on a donkey, Jesus fulfilled an Old Testament expectation of the meek king (21:5).

A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity. The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. (Ps. 37:10–13 NIV)

Meanwhile, the meek are a long time inheriting the earth.

The purpose of bayonet training is to awaken your killer instincts. The killer instinct will make you strong. If the meek ever inherit the earth the strong will take it away from them. The weak exist to be devoured by the strong. Every Marine must pack his own gear. Every Marine must be the instrument of his own salvation.

Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all.