Mother Jones
Labor Activist
"The militant not the meek shall inherit the earth!"
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Meek
17 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Mark Twain
Writer, Humorist
"The English are mentioned in the Bible; Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist, Science Communicator
"You know that passage in the Bible that says, “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, “And the geek shall inherit the Earth."
William Wordsworth
Poet
"Meek Walton's heavenly memory."
Terry Pratchett
Author
"Even the blind and meek and voiceless have gods."
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"Even from the first it is meek to seek the impossible."
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"Alas! when passion is both meek and wild!"
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