Top 67 Most Inspiring Meekness Quotes (BLESSING)

Top 10 Most Famous Meekness Quotes (BEST)

“How equable is the career of meekness! How easily sits upon the meek man the government of his passions! How gracefully does he sway his scepter! He is not in perpetual danger of suffering from excess, he is not obliged unceasingly to watch, and curb, and rein in a wild and headstrong spirit; but his course through life is gentle and secure, as it tends to that peaceful borne, where he will find quietness and assurance forever.”
Joseph Stevens Buckminster

Meekness is not weakness, but spiritual strength harnessed for service. - Joe Cothen — Meekness is not weakness, but spiritual **strength** harnessed for **service**. – Joe Cothen

The greatness of the man's power is the measure of his surrender. - William Booth — The greatness of the man’s power is the measure of his surrender. – William Booth

“Joy is love exalted; peace is love in response; long-suffering is love enduring; gentleness is love in society; goodness is love in action; faith is love on the battlefield; meekness is love in tough situations; and temperance is love in training.”
Dwight L. Moody

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness. - Henry David Thoreau — Glances of true **beauty** can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness. – **Henry David Thoreau**

Meekness Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while. - Ambrose Bierce — Meekness: Uncommon **patience** in planning a revenge that is worth while. – **Ambrose Bierce**

“Nothing is more powerful than meekness. For as fire is extinguished by water, so a mind inflated by anger is subdued by meekness. By meekness we practice and make known our virtue, and also cause the indignation of our brother to cease, and deliver his mind from perturbation.”
Saint John Chrysostom

Meekness is power under control. - Warren Wiersbe — Meekness is power under control. – Warren Wiersbe

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility. - Vaclav Havel — The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human **responsibility**. – Vaclav Havel

Meekness, love, purity, these are the things that should magnify us. - Joseph Smith Jr. — Meekness, love, purity, these are the things that should magnify us. – Joseph Smith Jr.

16 Thought-Provoking Meekness Quotes

“As fire is not extinguished by fire, so anger is not conquered by anger, but is made even more inflamed. But meekness often subdues even the most beastly enemies, softens them and pacifies them.”
Tikhon of Zadonsk

When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad. - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones — When a man truly sees himself, he knows nobody can say anything about him that is too bad. – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. - Helen Keller — One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. – **Helen Keller**

“Courage is always greatest when blended with meekness; intellectual ability is most admirable when it sparkles in the setting of a modest self-distrust; and never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.”
Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Those who have tried meekness know the importance of being important. - George Ade — Those who have tried meekness know the importance of being important. – George Ade

At the present rate, there isn't going to be much left of the earth for the meek to inherit. - Robert Elliott Gonzales — At the present rate, there isn’t going to be much left of the earth for the meek to inherit. – Robert Elliott Gonzales

“I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do think of kindness as a force, as a power.”
Sharon Salzberg

Meekness is the chief grace and perfection of the soul. - Lord Acton — Meekness is the chief grace and perfection of the soul. – Lord Acton

Meek young men grow up in libraries. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — Meek young men grow up in libraries. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

“The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who show themselves unfriendly, ungrateful, and troublesome to us.”
Saint Francis de Sales

Meekness is the mask of malice. - Robert Green Ingersoll — Meekness is the mask of malice. – **Robert Green Ingersoll**

The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars. - Peter H. Diamandis — The meek shall inherit the earth. The rest of us are going to the stars. – Peter H. Diamandis

“Meekness is not a soft, yielding, natural disposition, nor a prudent bridling of a passionate nature; but it is humility applied to the world, not taking offense at the offenses of the world.”
George A. Edgar

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words. - Neal A. Maxwell — Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words. – Neal A. Maxwell

“The ceaseless chagrin of a self-centered life can be removed at once by learning Meekness and Lowliness of heart. He who learns them is forever proof against it. He lives henceforth a charmed life.”
Henry Drummond

“The man who has no opinion of himself at all can never be hurt if others do not acknowledge him. Hence, be meek. He who is without expectation cannot fret if nothing comes to him. It is self-evident that these things are so. The lowly man and the meek man are really above all other men, above all other things.”
Henry Drummond

3 Meekness Quotes that Will Remind You To Be Humble

“One of the best exercises in meekness we can perform is when the subject Is in ourselves. We must not fret over our own imperfections. Although reason requires that we must be displeased and sorry whenever we commit a fault we must refrain from bitter, gloomy, spiteful, and emotional displeasure. Many people are greatly at fault in this way. When overcome by anger they become angry at being angry, disturbed at being disturbed and vexed at being vexed. By such means they keep their hearts drenched and steeped in passion.”
Francis de Sales

Be humble to the lowly, and gentle to weak. Be a dinosaur to the phony, and a stone wall to the critic. - Abhijit Naskar — Be **humble** to the lowly, and gentle to weak. Be a dinosaur to the phony, and a stone wall to the critic. – Abhijit Naskar

“Any man who behaves arrogantly with what little he knows, or claims to know all, only reveals to all that he really knows nothing. Real greatness does not reside inside those who feel large. The truly wise are meek.”
Suzy Kassem

5 Humility and Meekness Quotes

“Men sometimes speak as if humility and meekness would rob us of what is noble and bold and manlike. O that all would believe that this is the nobility of the kingdom of heaven, that this is the royal spirit that the King of heaven displayed, that this is Godlike, to humble oneself, to become the servant of all!”
Andrew Murray

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers. - Swami Sivananda — Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers. – **Swami Sivananda**

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others. - Simon Sinek — Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others. – **Simon Sinek**

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. - C. S. Lewis — Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. – **C. S. Lewis**

A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility. - Dwight L. Moody — A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility. – Dwight L. Moody

19 Meekness Quotes that Will Strengthen Your Belief in God

“Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ.”
Matthew Henry

We had long known the Lord without realizing that meekness and lowliness of heart should be the distinguishing feature of the disciple. - Andrew Murray — We had long known the Lord without realizing that meekness and lowliness of heart should be the distinguishing feature of the disciple. – Andrew Murray

Meekness is the mark of a man who has been mastered by God. - Geoffrey B. Wilson — Meekness is the mark of a man who has been mastered by God. – Geoffrey B. Wilson

“The meek man will attain a place of soul rest. As he walks on in meekness he will be happy to let God defend him. The old struggle to defend himself is over. He has found the peace which meekness brings.”
Aiden Wilson Tozer

Meekness enables us to be led by the Spirit of God. - John Hagee — Meekness enables us to be led by the Spirit of God. – John Hagee

Humility makes our lives acceptable to God, meekness makes us acceptable to men. - Saint Francis de Sales — Humility makes our lives acceptable to God, meekness makes us acceptable to men. – Saint Francis de Sales

“Jesus calls us to his rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort.”
Aiden Wilson Tozer

Jesus was humble when He walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all meekness. - Monica Johnson — Jesus was humble when He walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all meekness. – Monica Johnson

All spiritual things are to be treated with sacred dignity. Humility and meekness are in accordance with the life of Christ, but they are to be shown in a dignified way. - Ellen G. White — All spiritual things are to be treated with sacred **dignity**. Humility and meekness are in accordance with the life of Christ, but they are to be shown in a dignified way. – Ellen G. White

“This hard place in which you perhaps find yourself is the very place in which God is giving you opportunity to look only to Him, to spend time in prayer, and to learn long-suffering, gentleness, meekness – in short, to learn the depths of the love that Christ Himself has poured out on all of us.”
Elisabeth Elliot

The Savior reigned in all their hearts, and they successfully copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness, which he had left them. - John Strachan — The Savior reigned in all their hearts, and they **successfully** copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness, which he had left them. – John Strachan

The meek are strong in God's sight, for they are submissive to the divine will and thus enabled by God s might. - Wilson David — The meek are strong in God’s sight, for they are submissive to the divine will and thus enabled by God s might. – Wilson David

“To men and women everywhere Jesus says, “Come unto me, and I will give you rest.” The rest He offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes when we accept ourselves for what we are and cease to pretend.”
Aiden Wilson Tozer

Meekness is power completely surrendered to God's control. - John Macarthur — Meekness is power completely surrendered to God’s control. – John Macarthur

The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, and when got out, soon gone. The meek enjoy almost a perpetual Sabbath. - Matthew Henry — The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, and when got out, soon gone. The meek enjoy almost a perpetual Sabbath. – Matthew Henry

“Christ is the humility of God embodied in human nature; the Eternal Love humbling itself, clothing itself in the garb of meekness and gentleness, to win and serve and save us.”
Andrew Murray

“But this has not yet taken place: evil doers now possess the earth, and the meek are depressed, and are only strangers and pilgrims in this present world. But hereafter, in a future life, after the resurrection, when Christ shall come again in glory, this state of things shall be reversed.”
Daniel Bagot

“The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the long haul, cover-up over confession, escapism over confrontation, conform over sacrifice, feeling over commitment, legality over justice, the body over the spirit, anger over forgiveness, man over God.”
Ravi Zacharias

“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 God, and an acceptance of his commandments.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

5 Meekness Quotes That Inspires Christianity

“Both gentleness and meekness are born of power, not weakness. There is a pseudo-gentleness that is effeminate, and there is a pseudo-meekness that is cowardly. But a Christian is to be gentle and meek because those are Godlike virtues. We should never be afraid, therefore, that the gentleness of the Spirit means weakness of character. It takes strength, God’s strength, to be truly gentle.”
Jerry Bridges

The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence is the sum of a Christian man. - Charles Wesley — The person who bears and suffers evils with meekness and silence is the sum of a Christian man. – Charles Wesley

Let the professors of Christianity recommend their religion by deeds of benevolence - by Christian meekness - by lives of temperance and holiness. - Richard Mentor Johnson — Let the professors of Christianity recommend their religion by deeds of **benevolence** – by Christian meekness – by lives of temperance and holiness. – Richard Mentor Johnson

“Gentleness is an active trait, describing the manner in which we should treat others. Meekness is a passive trait, describing the proper Christian response when others mistreat us.”
Jerry Bridges

Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character. - J.C. Ryle — Meekness is one of the brightest graces which can adorn the Christian character. – J.C. Ryle

9 Meekness Quotes That Will Make You Think

“The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of purity; the vile serpent of deceit shall be trodden under the heel of truth.”
Charles Spurgeon

Forgiving, gentle, kind and meek are strength under control. - Gabriel Dibble — Forgiving, gentle, kind and meek are strength under control. – Gabriel Dibble

There is power in a quiet spirit. - Lidia Longorio — There is power in a quiet spirit. – Lidia Longorio

“For a few thousand years, women had no history. Marriage was our calling, and meekness our virtue. Over the last century, in stuttering succession, we have gained a voice, a vote, a room, a playing field of our own. Decorously or defiantly, we now approach what surely qualifies as the final frontier.”
Stacy Schiff

Meekness is to endure injury without resentment. - T.F. Tenney — Meekness is to **endure** injury without **resentment**. – T.F. Tenney

A man’s greatest exercise of power is to achieve the goal while making the adversary of the goal a friend of the man. - Craig D. Lounsbrough — A man’s greatest **exercise** of power is to achieve the goal while making the adversary of the goal a friend of the man. – Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Blessed are the meek, for they are barricaded from the shots of the devil’s artillery and the persecutions of this world by sacks of wool. They are like glass vessels packed in hay or straw to preserve them from jarring. Meekness is the strong shield by which the arrows of wrath are broken or turned aside.”
Francisco De Osuna

It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it. - Kin Hubbard — It’s going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it. – Kin Hubbard

“Love is patience. This is the normal attitude of Love; Love passive, Love waiting to begin; not in a hurry; calm; ready to do its work when the summons comes, but meantime wearing the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.”
Henry Drummond