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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/if-you-ask-him-what-is-silence-he-will-answer-it-is-the-great-mystery/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

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> [Silence is the cornerstone of character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/silence-is-the-cornerstone-of-character/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

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## More by Charles Alexander Eastman

> [The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/the-native-american-has-been-generally-despised-by-his-white/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [“The wise man believes profoundly in silence, the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/the-wise-man-believes-profoundly-in-silence-the-sign-of-a-perfect/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/in-the-life-of-the-indian-there-is-only-one-inevitable-duty-the-duty/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/friendship-is-held-to-be-the-severest-test-of-character-it-is-easy-we/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/friendship-is-held-to-be-the-severest-test-of-character-it-is-easy-we-2/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/as-a-child-i-understood-how-to-give-i-have-forgotten-this-grace-since/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/if-a-child-is-inclined-to-be-grasping-or-to-cling-to-any-of-his-or/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/is-there-not-something-worthy-of-perpetuation-in-our-indian-spirit-of/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/if-you-ask-him-what-is-silence-he-will-answer-it-is-the-great-mystery/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [Silence is the cornerstone of character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/silence-is-the-cornerstone-of-character/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

> [We believe profoundly in silence-the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and spirit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-alexander-eastman/we-believe-profoundly-in-silence-the-sign-of-a-perfect-equilibrium/)

[Charles Alexander Eastman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-alexander-eastman/)

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