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Luther Standing Bear Quotes

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 things soon led to lack of respect for humans too Picture Quote #1

We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as wild. Earth was beautiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery Picture Quote #1

For the Lakota there was no wilderness. Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly Picture Quote #1

The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’s heart away from nature becomes hard Picture Quote #1

Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library Picture Quote #1

It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny Picture Quote #1

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Certain small ways and observances sometimes have connection with large and more profound ideas Picture Quote #1

The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization Picture Quote #1

White men seem to have difficulty in realizing that people who live differently from themselves still might be traveling the upward and progressive road of life Picture Quote #1

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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 things soon led to lack of respect for humans too (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth as wild. Earth was beautiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) For the Lakota there was no wilderness. Nature was not dangerous but hospitable, not forbidding but friendly (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) The old Lakota was wise. He knew that a man’s heart away from nature becomes hard (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) It is the mothers not the warriors who create a people and guide their destiny (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) Certain small ways and observances sometimes have connection with large and more profound ideas (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization (Luther Standing Bear Quotes) White men seem to have difficulty in realizing that people who live differently from themselves still might be traveling the upward and progressive road of life (Luther Standing Bear Quotes)