A Quote by James Thurber

Let the meek inherit the earth -- they have it coming to them.

James Thurber

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James Thurber
American - Author
December 8, 1894 - November 2, 1961

I don't believe that the meek will inherit the earth; The meek get ignored and trampled.

Sylvia Plath

Though the meek shall inherit the earth, but don't forget: The poor are the ones who inherit the debt.

Kelvin Mercer

The meek shall inherit the earth - a 6 foot plot above them.

Robert A. Heinlein

You know that passage in the Bible that says, “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, “And the geek shall inherit the Earth.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

It was Rachel Carson's famous book 'Silent Spring' that got me involved with the environment. I read it in The New Yorker, in installments. Up to then, I'd thought the main job to do is help the meek inherit the Earth. And I still, that's a job that's got to be done. But I realized if we didn't do something soon, what the meek would inherit would be a pretty poisonous place to live.