If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of silence?" he will say: "They are self-control, true courage or endurance,… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share Image
The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
“The wise man believes profoundly in silence, the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
In the life of the Indian there is only one inevitable duty-the duty of prayer-the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. Our daily… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized. — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and no one… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask:… — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
We believe profoundly in silence-the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and spirit. — Charles Alexander Eastman Copy Share
