The Soul of the Indian
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“As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.”
“The logical man must either deny all miracles or none.”
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
Source: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience Illustrated
“But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!”
Source: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience Illustrated
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
“The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb.”
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
Source: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience Illustrated
“Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.”
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
“The hospitality of the wigwam is only limited by the institution of war.”
Source: The Soul of the Indian
“Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone.”
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience Illustrated
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Soul of the Indian
“He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.”
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
“No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.”
Source: The Soul of the Indian
“There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.”
Source: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience Illustrated
“Silence is the cornerstone of character.”
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World
“The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.”
Source: Living in Two Worlds: The American Indian Experience Illustrated
“The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind.”
Source: The Soul of the Indian
Source: The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World