"The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too."

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Source : Luther Standing Bear (1978). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.197, U of Nebraska Press

Luther Standing Bear

#Wise Quotes #Heart Quotes #Men Quotes

“This is a time for a national conversation. A conversation about the document that binds us as a nation and a people. That document, of course, is the Constitution.”
“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." I really hate this expression. I bet fish would totally want bicycles.”
“A hospital patient can expect one medical error every single day of any hospital stay. Malpractice suits are numerous enough that one may reasonably conclude that there is certainly no guarantee of proper health care by contracting it out.”

Source : "Helping People Doctor Themselves". Interview with Richard A. Passwater, wholefoodsmagazine.com. January 18, 2013.
“There is a congratulatory culture in the Gulf. From birth onwards, there is a culture of giving people trophies as markers of achievement for making it through society. It's cementing allegiance to authority at a very young age.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Cats are kindly masters, just so long as you remember your place.”
“I went into college undeclared. I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I knew that music was obviously this central big important thing in my life that I was gonna keep doing.”
“Feathers shall raise men even as they do birds towards heaven :- That is by letters written with their quills.”
“Honour is purchas'd by the deeds we do.”

Source : Christopher Marlowe (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe (Illustrated)”, p.1004, Delphi Classics

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