John Chrysostom, on Num 12:3

“(For Moses was a man exceeding meek above all men that dwelt upon earth)”

“To learn the power of gentleness and restraint, and how virtue alone suffices to render the person who practices it devotedly worthy of those ineffable encomiums, listen to the eulogy bestowed to blessed Moses. The crown was awarded him for this reason: "Moses was the mildest of all people on the earth," Scripture says. Do you see the greatness of the encomium, which conferred on him equality of esteem with the whole human race—or, rather, gave him precedence over all humankind?”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.