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Charles Alexander Eastman Quotes

Charles Alexander Eastman quotes

American Author February 19, 1858 – January 8, 1939

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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 taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. . . . The Indians in their simplicity literally give away all that they have—to relatives, to guests of other tribes or clans, but above all to the poor and the aged, from whom they can hope for no return. 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 under any and all trials is the mark of a man! Charles Alexander Eastman
To the untutored sage, the concentration of population was the prolific mother of all evils, moral no less than physical. He argued that food is good, while surfeit kills; that love is good, but lust destroys; and not less dreaded than the pestilence following upon crowded and unsanitary dwellings was the loss of spiritual power inseparable from too close contact with one's fellow-men. Charles Alexander Eastman
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "Our old age was in some respects the happiest period of life."
Our old age was in some respects the happiest period of life. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act."
Every act of his life is, in a very real sense, a religious act. Charles Alexander Eastman
Gradually it became known that the new race had a definite purpose, and that purpose was to chart and possess the whole country, regardless of the rights of its earlier inhabitants. Still the old chiefs cautioned their people to be patient, for, said they, the land is vast, both races can live on it, each in their own way. Let us therefore befriend them and trust their friendship. While they reasoned thus, the temptations of graft and self-aggrandizement overtook some of the leaders. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "Friendship is held to be the severest test of character."
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. 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. 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 honor to be selected for difficult or dangerous service and would think it shameful to ask for any reward, saying rather: "Let the person I serve express his thanks according to his own bringing up and his sense of honor. Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth, and the Great Silence alone!. What is Silence? It is the Great... Charles Alexander Eastman
The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe. Charles Alexander Eastman
It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials,..."
But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man! Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of..."
The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government. Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles Alexander Eastman quote: "Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and..."
Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone. Charles Alexander Eastman

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