Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
TECUMSEHSell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
More Tecumseh Quotes
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.
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I am Shawnee! I am a warrior! My forefathers were warriors. From them I took only my birth into this world.
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When the legends die, the dreams end; there is no more greatness.
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I am the maker of my own fortune, and Oh! that I could make that of my Red People, and of my country, as great as the conceptions of my mind, when I think of the spirit that rules the universe.
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.
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Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
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Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
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Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,even a stranger, when in a lonely place.
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Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the clouds and the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the Great Spirit make them all for the use of his children?
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The Great Spirit is angry with all men that tell lies.
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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.
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When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way.
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I am a Shawnee. My forefathers were warriors. Their son is a warrior. From them, I take my only existence.
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Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.
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