As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.
No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people. - Charles Alexander Eastman
No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.
- Charles Alexander Eastman
Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers. - Charles Alexander Eastman
Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.
The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forba… - Charles Alexander Eastman
The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forba…
If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of sile… - Charles Alexander Eastman
If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of sile…
Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to have a friend and to be true un… - Charles Alexander Eastman
Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to have a friend and to be true un…
It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taugh… - Charles Alexander Eastman
It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taugh…
The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and ability. He regards it as an … - Charles Alexander Eastman
The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and ability. He regards it as an …
Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. - Charles Alexander Eastman
Children must early learn the the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.
Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and no one sought to impov… - Charles Alexander Eastman
Is there not something worthy of perpetuation in our Indian spirit of democracy, where Earth, our mother, was free to all, and no one sought to impov…
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