“Americans divide Indians into two categories: the noble savage and the howling savage.”
Wisdom Quotes · Page 49
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“You can take the Indian out of Indian country but you can't take the Indian out of the Indian.”
“The tribes see women variously, but they do not question the power of femininity.”
“In the universe of power, all transactions proceed in more directions than one.”
“Disorder brings about a series of adjustments whose purpose is to reestablish harmony.”
“And from the midst of cheerless gloom I passed to bright, unclouded day.”
“Then did I learn how existence could be cherished, Strengthened, and fed without the aid of joy.”
“The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, But which will bloom most constantly?”
“I'll walk where my own nature would be leading: It vexes me to choose another guide.”
“I have never lost the feeling of contradiction that lies behind all knowledge.”
“One day I would be a better hand at the game. One day I would learn how to laugh.”
“Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.”
“God knows, I'm no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.”
“Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.”
“You think your temper is the worst in the world, but mine used to be just like it.”