Quick Quotes“My father believes with his entire soul that the meek shall inherit the earth. My children will inherit the earth but they will not be meek.”
― Allan Dare Pearce
WIST Quotations Has Moved!A quotation from Charles Mackay
You have no enemies, you say?Alas, my friend, the boast is poor;
He, who has mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure,
Must have made foes! If you have none,
Small is the work that you have done,
You’ve hit no traitor on the hip,
You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip,
You’ve never turned the wrong to right,
You’ve been a coward in the fight.
Charles Mackay (1814-1889) Scottish poet, journalist, song writer
Poem (1884), “No Enemies”, Interludes and Undertones, Poem 121
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Carmelite QuotesQuote of the day, 6 February: St. John of the Cross
The humble are those who hide in their own nothingness and know how to abandon themselves to God.
The meek are those who know how to suffer their neighbor and themselves.
If you desire to be perfect, sell your will, give it to the poor in spirit, come to Christ in meekness and humility, and follow him to Calvary and the sepulcher.
Those who trust in themselves are worse than the devil.
Saint John of the Cross
Sayings of Light and Love, nos. 163-166
John of the Cross, St. 1991, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Revised Edition, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K and Rodriguez, O with revisions and introductions by Kavanaugh, K, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
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TheZorseCorrelation is Not Causation.
When I was an atheist, I couldn't understand why a non-believer would ever come to believe in God. I knew that in times of crisis - for example with the death of a loved one, or one's own impending demise - people sometimes turned to God, and I assumed it was simply a desperate grasp for something to make them feel better.
This is probably sometimes true, but I later learned that there is another angle: The trials of life can be very humbling, and humility - meekness - is a crucial prerequisite to having a first-hand, religious/spiritual experience. Its opposite, arrogance, is a barrier. Once that experience has been had, and whatever trial brought about the meekness has passed, that spiritual connection remains. (Of course, other things can erode that connection, but that's a separate topic.)
WIST Quotations moves again!A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
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A little embarrassment prevents a lot of goodness.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/66798/
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damian entwistle
Boomerang LiteratureThey say that meekness is a great power
—Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
(📖 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2638/2638-h/2638-h.htm#part03 ) #FyodorDostoyevsky #TheIdiot #Books #Reading #Power #Book #Meekness #Literature #Quote
Adrian MoralesAs millions of people across the globe are preparing to celebrate Christmas, I would like to remind everyone that making peace and turning the other cheek are core values of Christianity.
#peacenotwar #christmas #winterholidays #kindness #meekness #christianity
Bernardo DaineseThe true disciples of Jesus: No one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them, John 6:65...#Meekness, #Patience...
https://steemit.com/jesus/@bernardo69/the-true-disciples-of-jesus-no-one-can-come-to-me-unless-the-father-has-enabled-them-john-6-65
https://steemit.com/jesus/@bernardo69/the-true-disciples-of-jesus-no-one-can-come-to-me-unless-the-father-has-enabled-them-john-6-65
ZudnJohn Henson: Meek and lowly in heart
http://forthright.net/2019/06/16/meek-lowly-heart/