The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
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 Image
Help me always to speak the truth quietly, to listen with an open mind when others speak, and to remember the peace… — Robert Muller Copy Share Image
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles. — Black Elk Copy Share Image
Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We… — Crazy Horse Copy Share Image
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours. — Tecumseh Copy Share Image
So long as mists envelop you, be still. Be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists - as it… — Chief White Eagle Copy Share Image
Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. — Tecumseh Copy Share Image
The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us… — Chief Seattle Copy Share Image
If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indianwe can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars.… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place.… — Tecumseh Copy Share Image
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the… — Crowfoot Copy Share Image
Traditional people of Indian nations have interpreted the two roads that face the light-skinned race as the road to technology and the… — William Commanda Copy Share Image
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the… — John Neihardt Copy Share Image
The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace…Treat all men alike. Give them… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive… — John Fire Lame Deer Copy Share Image
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
Tribe follows tribe, and nation follows nation, like the waves of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is… — Chief Seattle Copy Share Image
Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. — Black Elk Copy Share Image
I do not see a delegation for the four-footed. I see no seat for the eagles. We forget and we consider ourselves… — Oren Lyons Copy Share Image
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