Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone.

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.

The Indian was a religious man from his mother's womb.

He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God's.

If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt and disgrace falling upon the ungenerous and mean person.

The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation of wealth and the enjoyment of luxury... Furthermore, it was the rule of his life to share the fruits of his skill and success with his less fortunate brothers. Thus he kept his spirit free from the clog of pride, cupidity, or envy, and carried out, as he believed, the divine decree-a matter profoundly important to him.