Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
TecumsehRead
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
Interpretation
Acknowledging others, whether friends or strangers, fosters connection and goodwill.
This quote by Tecumseh emphasizes the importance of recognizing and acknowledging people we encounter, particularly in solitary or quiet settings. A simple greeting or gesture of salutation can brighten someone's day, establish bonds, and create a sense of community, even among strangers.
In practice
A teacher could use this quote to encourage students to greet their peers.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have endeavored to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all mischiefs are done. It is they who sell the land to the Americans.
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.
But the best, in my opinion, was the home life in the little flat--the ardent, voluble chats after the day's study; the cozy dinners and fresh, light breakfasts; the interchange of ambitions--ambitions interwoven each with the other's or else inconsiderable--the mutual help and inspiration; and--overlook my artlessness--stuffed olives and cheese sandwiches at 11 p.m.
Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
Friends don’t spy; true friendship is about privacy, too.
There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect.
There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.
We are one in Christ; let us be friends with one another; but let us never be friends with one another’s error. If I be wrong, rebuke me sternly; I can bear it, and bear it cheerfully; and if ye be wrong, expect the like measure from me, and neither peace nor parley with your mistakes.
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