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I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.

Black Elk

The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
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Childhood Everything Life Moves Person
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
I was four years old then, and I think it must have been the next summer that I first heard the voices.
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Summer Thinking Years
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
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
And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.
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Breath Country Lightning Native
A good nation I will make live.This the nation above has said.They have given me the power to make over.
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Given Make Nations Over Said
The Great Spirit is everywhere; He hears whatever is in our minds and our hearts, and it is not necessary to speak to Him in a loud voice.
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Country Heart Mind Native Voice
It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Nourish it then, that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds.
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Bird Bloom Depression Roots Singing
The visions and ceremonies only made me like a whole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds.
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Ceremonies Everything Foolish Legend Power
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds.
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Eye Giving Hear Quarter Wind
Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.
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Dream Wake Up Waking
Any man who is attached to things of this world is one who lives in ignorance and is being consumed by the snakes of his own passions
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Ignorance Men Passion
It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.
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Darkness Lost Men Vision
Know the Power that is Peace.
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Inspirational Life Peace Power
Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.
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Birds Nests Religion Same

I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.

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