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
It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
“There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unkown, secret place.… — Luther Standing Bear 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
"Civilization" has been thrust upon me since the days of the reservations, and it has not added one whit to my sense of justice,… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Men must be born and reborn to belong. Their bodies must be formed of the dust of their forefathers bones. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Silence is the Mother of Truth, for the silent man was ever to be trusted, while the man ever ready with speech was never… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Certain small ways and observances sometimes have connection with large and more profound ideas. — Luther Standing Bear 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 close to… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
After all the great religions have been preached and expounded, man is still confronted with the Great Mystery. — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
Training began with children who were taught to sit still and enjoy it. They were taught to use their organs of smell, to look… — Luther Standing Bear Copy Share Image
