I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say.
Sitting BullRead
Healthy feet can feel the very heart of Mother Earth.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Healthy feet connect us to nature and the earth, emphasizing our bond with the natural world.
This quote by Sitting Bull highlights the deep connection between humans and nature, suggesting that our physical well-being enables us to experience and feel the essence of the Earth. Through healthy feet, we are reminded of our roots and the grounding force that the Earth represents, which can foster a greater appreciation for the environment and our place within it.
Themes
NatureEarthConnectionHealthWellness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a nature walk to inspire appreciation for the environment.
More from Sitting Bull
All quotes βI want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself.
Sitting BullRead
Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me because my skin is red? Because I am Sioux? Because I was born where my father lived? Because I would die for my people and my country?
Sitting BullRead
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
Sitting BullRead
Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
Sitting BullRead
I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.
Sitting BullRead
Similar quotes
The preciousness of life and the changes of weather and the beauty of seasons - all those things have always sort of dazzled me.
Anthony DoerrRead
In wildness is the preservation of the world.
Henry David ThoreauRead
...Nature-the word that stands for the baffling mysteries of the Universe. Steadily, unflinchingly, we strive to pierce the inmost heart of Nature, from what she is to reconstruct what she has been, and to prophesy what she yet shall be. Veil after veil we have lifted, and her face grows more beautiful, august, and wonderful, with every barrier that is withdrawn.
William CrookesRead
All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people and harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people.
David AttenboroughRead
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead
Yes, I am well aware that nature - or what we call nature: that totality of objects and processes that surrounds us and that alternately creates us and devours us - is neither our accomplice nor our confidant.
Octavio PazRead