"The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity with the universe of things, was infusing into his being the true essence of civilization."

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Source : Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.250, U of Nebraska Press

Luther Standing Bear

#Yoga Quotes #Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“Canada is our country. It belongs to us and we belong to it. Let us join together, in our time, and make history once again.”
“The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.”
“When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market.”
“I still find it almost impossible to relax for more than one day at a time.”
“In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility, and the origins of aggression in the failure of connection.”

Source : Carol GILLIGAN (2009). “In a Different Voice”, p.131, Harvard University Press
“When we put aside partisanship, embrace the best ideas regardless of where they come from and work for principled compromise, we can move America not left or right, but forward.”
“But now I have a child, and it's the best thing in the world.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live an unreal life. They take images outside them for reality and never allow the world within them to assert itself.”

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