"I had a vision with which I might……" — Black Elk

"I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it."

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75 Quotes by Black Elk

Black Elk has 75 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching…
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a…
I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my…
Perhaps you have noticed that even in the very lightest breeze you can hear the voice of the cottonwood tree;…
We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit…
Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other, thus should we do, for this was the wish of the…
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a…
The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all…
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The…
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in…
But if the Vision was true and mighty, as I know, it is true and mighty yet;for such things are…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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