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I saw more than I can tell / And I understood more than I saw.

Black Elk

There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
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Inspirational Life Peace
If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish.
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Close Doing Everything Foolish
It is in the darkness of their eyes that men lose their way.
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Darkness Eye Men
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
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Circles Country Native Strong
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.
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Country Meaning Native Power Understanding
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.
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Circles Country Moving Native
I cured with the power that came through me. Of course, it was not I who cured,it was the power from the Outer World.
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Cured Outer Power Two Vision World
He who is well prepared is he who knows that he is nothing compared with Wakan-Tanka, who is everything; then he knows that world which is real.
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Compared Everything Know Prepared World
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit is within all things: the trees, the grasses, the rivers, the mountains, and the four-legged and winged peoples; and even more important.
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Animal Great Heart Important Rivers Spirit
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.
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Children Country Heart Native
And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people as one of many hoops that made one circle.
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Circles Country Native People
It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death.
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Country Death Native Real Understanding
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Steps
I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power

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