(29 quotes found)
“The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.”
Bible
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be human”
Jane Harrison
“Meek young men grow up in libraries, believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon, have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke, and Bacon were only young men in libraries, when they wrote these books.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: / But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.”
“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
“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
“What is the difference between texting and newspeak?”
Gabe Meeks
“He is meek, and He is mild; / He became a little child. / I a child, and thou a lamb, / We are callèd by His name. / Little Lamb, God bless thee!”
William Blake