American indian Quote by Luther Standing Bear

"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

Men must be born and reborn to belong. Their bodies must be formed of the dust of their forefathers bones.

— Luther Standing Bear

Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity.

— Luther Standing Bear

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

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

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

Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library.

— Luther Standing Bear

Certain small ways and observances sometimes have connection with large and more profound ideas.

— Luther Standing Bear

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

After all the great religions have been preached and expounded, man is still confronted with the Great Mystery.

— Luther Standing Bear

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

It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny.

— Luther Standing Bear