Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.

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

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.

As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized.

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.

No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.

More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material.