Charles Alexander Eastman Quotes About Native American Earth
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We believe profoundly in silence-the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind, and spirit.
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As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.
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The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence - not a leaf, as it were, astire on the tree, not a ripple upon the surface of the shinning pool-his, in the mind of the unlettered sage, is the ideal attitude and conduct of life. Silence is the cornerstone of character.
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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.
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Charles Alexander Eastman
- Born: February 19, 1858
- Died: January 8, 1939
- Occupation: Physician
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