“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
“The Humble, Meek, Merciful, Just, Pious and Devout Souls, are everywhere of one religion; and when Death has taken off the Mask, they will know one another, though the divers Liveries they wear here make them Strangers.”
William Penn
“The humble and meek are thirsting for blood.”
Joe Orton
“I think he'll be fine, ... He's not a cocky kid. He's not a real meek kid. He's got a good head on his shoulders. He's a bright kid and he's got great athletic ability.”
Steven Ross
“To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be human”
Jane Harrison
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.”
Bible
“I walked down the aisle as Conan the Barbarian and walked back up again as Arnold the Meek.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger