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Definition of Meek

Meek

Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.

Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face.

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Meek Quotations

God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
Izaak Walton

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.
Langston Hughes

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.
W. E. B. Du Bois

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 meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.
J. Paul Getty

It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it.
Kin Hubbard

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Don Marquis

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
Barbara Corcoran

That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost.
Lynn Johnston

To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience.
Barbara Deming

As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile.
Dorothy Day

And suns grow meek, and the meek suns grow brief, and the year smiles as it draws near its death.
William C. Bryant

To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.
Jane Harrison

Meek wifehood is no part of my profession; I am your friend, but never your possession.
Vera Brittain