Active Quote by Jerry Bridges

Gentleness is the ability to bear reproaches and slights with moderation, and not to embark on revenge quickly, and not to be easily provoked…

— Aristotle

“Meekness is the quality of those who are "Godfearing, righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering." Those who possess this attribute are willing to…

— Ulisses Soares

Gentleness is a divine trait: nothing is so divine as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.

— Ralph Washington Sockman

In our rough and rugged individualism, we think of gentleness as weakness, being soft and virtually spineless. Not so! Gentleness includes such enviable qualities…

— Charles R. Swindoll

Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in…

— Matthew Henry

“...meekness also means strength--strength to be yourself, your best self, and to resist those people, principles, and places that work to abuse you physically,…

— Patricia T. Holland

“Meekness is vital for us to become more Christlike. Without it we won't be able to develop other important virtues. Being meek does not…

— Ulisses Soares

Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Meekness is an unchanging state of mind, which both in honor and dishonor remains the same. Meekness consists in praying sincerely and undisturbedly in…

— John Climacus

The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who…

— Saint Francis de Sales

True gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to him who made us and to the common nature which we all…

— Hugh Blair

There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us…

— Francois Fenelon