meekness

Example Sentences

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Meekness, he said, “enables us to set aside everything that divides and estranges us, and to find ever new ways to advance along the path of unity.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2016

Meekness pervaded Villa and they seemed unable to muster a threat as the match ticked towards its conclusion.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2013

Meekness is an old-fashioned virtue, not enough appreciated in these days.

From Talks to Freshman Girls by Brown, Helen Dawes

Meekness, gentleness, long-suffering, faith, patience, are all mentioned in the Word of God as fruits of the Spirit.

From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles

Humility, Meekness, Forgiveness of injuries, Love of even enemies, Universal Benevolence, Real Philanthropy, the graces which give beauty to character and bless society, are scarcely known.

From Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles by Cocker, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin)