Meekness
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Meekness is roughly equivalent in common usage to humility.[1] It is one of the Seven virtues in Christian tradition.[2] A well-known phrase from the Bible states, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth", found in Matthew 5:5 of the Beatitudes.
[edit] References
- ^ Matthew (1806). A Discourse Concerning Meekness. Hilliard
- ^ Bobbio, Norberto (2000). In praise of meekness: Essays on ethics and politics. Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 9780745623092
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