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The meek shall inherit the Earth

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  1. A saying adapted from the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount .

The meek shall inherit the Earth

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  1. Pushy people do not succeed in the end. This saying is adapted from the Beatitudes of Jesus .

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Notes

The saying implies that those who forgo worldly power will be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven .

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tortuous

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