Meek Quotes

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

God, Thankful, Heart

It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it.
Kin Hubbard

Fun, Long, Keep

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.
Samuel Butler

Humble, Long, Remain

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.
Langston Hughes

Change, Mind, Humble

The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
J. Paul Getty

Earth, Rights, Shall

As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile.
Dorothy Day

Give, Ourselves, Second

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.
W. E. B. Du Bois

Often, Earth, Anybody

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
Barbara Corcoran

Big, Earth, City

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Don Marquis

Earth, Shall, Pity

Be brave if you lose and meek if you win.
Harvey Penick

Win, Brave, Lose

Even talking, I'm super-loud. I could never have that kind of meek, little wispy whimsical lavender and lace voice. It comes from my body. There's no way I can fight it.
Beth Ditto

Fight, Body, Talking

I'm not meek at all.
Paula Radcliffe

I would not say I'm an aggressive shopper. I want to be; I aspire to be an aggressive shopper. I am a meek, meek shopper.
Gail Simmons

Aggressive, Aspire

My hero is Michelle Williams, who I grew close to when we did 'Meek's Cutoff.' She's an extraordinary actor and mom.
Zoe Kazan

That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.
Lynn Johnston

Men, Mother, Father

And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.
William C. Bryant

Death, Year, Grow

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience.
Barbara Deming

Power, Speak, Conscience

To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.
Jane Harrison

Brave, Patient, Either

Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession.
Vera Brittain

Friend, Profession, Possession

The humble and meek are thirsting for blood.
Joe Orton

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