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“But to have a friend, and to be true under any and all trials, is the mark of a man!”
“Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as conscious of their divinity.”
“Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.”
“Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.”
“No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.”
“The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind.”
“There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy.”
“Our people, though capable of strong and durable feeling, were not demonstrative in their affection at any time, least of all in the presence of guests or strangers.”