← Back to quotes

Maybe Jesus was right when he said that the meek shall inherit the earth-but they… — Robert A. Heinlein

Novel · Science fiction

Maybe Jesus was right when he said that the meek shall inherit the earth-but they inherit very small plots, about six feet by three.

Robert A. Heinlein
Time Enough for Love · 1973
★ 4.3
Other tags relating to this quote
Topic
The meek
Genre
Science fiction
Medium
Novel
Time
1973
Person
Robert A. Heinlein
Provenance
Citation
Heinlein, Robert A. "The Tale of the Twins Who Weren't." Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.

Related quotes

Other quotes that share a subject, a time, or a voice with this one.

The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.

Robert A. Heinlein
Time Enough for Love · 1973
Another quote byPerson·Robert A. Heinlein