Full Idea
Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.
Gist of Idea
Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth
Source
Jesus (reports [c.32]), quoted by St Matthew - 01: Gospel of St Matthew 05.05
Book Reference
'The Bible', ed/tr. the Church [Collins 1950], p.458
A Reaction
If they are truly meek, why would they want to inherit the earth? This is the classic statement of Nietzsche's 'inversion of values', where the qualities of a good slave are elevated above those of the greatest human beings.