The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind.

The religion of the Indian is the last thing about him that the man of another race will ever understand.

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

If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of silence?" he will say: "They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity, and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character."

The hospitality of the wigwam is only limited by the institution of war.

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 elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.