meekness
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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 makes the soft answer that turns away wrath, and treats one who wrongs us all the more gently.
From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt
Meekness that means the abandonment of right for the sake of peace is a crime.
From Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile by Bangs, John Kendrick
Meekness and patience are necessary to enable us to triumph over the devil and the world.
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas
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