Never mistake meekness for timidity. Meekness can surprise an evil attack with a deadly shock. — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
“Meekness is not weakness, but weakness can be masked as meekness.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
Jesus was humble when He walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all meekness. — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it. — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
“You've to close down your umbrella when you are under a canopy. Drop your pride; give praise to God!” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others. — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
“The one true way of dying to self is the way of patience, meekness, humility, and resignation to God.” — Andrew Murray Copy Share Image
The ideal state is meekness, or humility, or the semi-invalid state of the old. Year after year I am becoming nobler and… — Charles Fort Copy Share Image
“This is God's beauty! The Elegant nature of Esther, The Meek nature of Moses, The Pius nature of Paul, The Passionate nature… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Humility is the fundamental principle that builds up greatness. Arrogance on the other hand never brings anything good. When you are humble,… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“In spite of his mildness and timidity in reproving, every one about him knew that on the exceptional occasions when he chose,… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
All spiritual things are to be treated with sacred dignity. Humility and meekness are in accordance with the life of Christ, but… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
“Encouraging Robert E. Lee to take a job as college president, "You might be presenting to the world in such a position… — William Nelson Pendleton Copy Share Image
Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have his kingdom triumph through the violence of the world,… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste,… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
There are, indeed, two forms of discontent: one laborious, the other indolent and complaining. We respect the man of laborious desire, but… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Bunyan says that it is hard to get down into the valley of humiliation, the descent into it is steep and rugged;… — D.L. Moody Copy Share Image
We may make an oratory of our heart wherein to retire from time to time to converse with Him in meekness, humility,… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Meekness is vital for us to become more Christlike. Without it we won't be able to develop other important virtues. Being meek… — Ulisses Soares Copy Share Image
The burden borne by mankind is a heavy and a crushing thing. The word Jesus used means a load carried or toil… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The experience I'm talking about has given me one certainty: the salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
You see, it's been our misfortune to have the wrong religion. Why didn't we have the religion of the Japanese, who regard… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective. — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
“You can’t accept correction when you are not humble to listen.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
“It hurt to think that a boy would not have him at his value of himself.” — Richard Llewellyn Copy Share Image
. . . meekness,love, purity, these are the things that should magnify us. — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Leaning on Him, make with reverent meekness His own thy will. — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words. — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character. — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
Where might is, the right is: Long purses make strong swords. Let weakness learn meekness: God save the House of Lords! — Algernon Charles Swinburne Copy Share Image
As fire is not extinguished by fire, so anger is not conquered by anger, but is made even more inflamed. But meekness… — Tikhon of Zadonsk Copy Share Image
“Why are all the truly orthodox Christians--the doctrinally minded, theologically sound ones--complete jerks? Why are nice, loving Christians typically wishy-washier than Charlie… — Alexis Neal Copy Share Image
The meek man will attain a place of soul rest. As he walks on in meekness he will be happy to let… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“Don't forget to speak scornfully of the Victorian Age; there will be time for meekness when you try to better it. Very… — J.M. Barrie Copy Share Image
The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image