All Luther Standing Bear Quotes
- The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity… Accepting
- White men seem to have difficulty in realizing that people who live differently from themselves still might be traveling the upward and progressive road of… Differently
- Today the children of our public schools are taught more of the history, heroes, legends, and sagas of the old world than of the land… American
- Only to the white man was nature a "wilderness" and only to him was the land "infested" with "wild" animals and "savage" people. To us… Animal
- "Civilization" has been thrust upon me since the days of the reservations, and it has not added one whit to my sense of justice, to… Added
- Only to the white man was nature a 'wilderness'. Environment
- 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 things… Becomes
- Training began with children who were taught to sit still and enjoy it. They were taught to use their organs of smell, to look where… All
- We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as wild. Earth was beautiful and… Beautiful
- For the Lakota there was no wilderness. Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly. Dangerous
- The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a… Abiding
- Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a… Active
- Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library. All
- It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny. Create
- Silence is the Mother of Truth, for the silent man was ever to be trusted, while the man ever ready with speech was never taken… Ever Ready
- The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the… American
- Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one… Answer
- The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man's heart away from nature becomes hard. Becomes
- After all the great religions have been preached and expounded, man is still confronted with the Great Mystery. All
- Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity. Added
- Men must be born and reborn to belong. Their bodies must be formed of the dust of their forefather's bones. Belong