Charles Alexander Eastman Quotes

Charles Alexander Eastman Quotes: A Curated Collection of the Best Inspirational, Motivational, and Thought-Provoking Sayings Written by Charles Alexander Eastman

Charles Alexander Eastman
Total Quotes 39
The Logical Man Must Either Deny All Miracles Or None.
Men
Miracle
Logical
Indian Names Were Either Characteristic Nicknames Given In A Playful Spirit, Deed Names, Birth Names, Or Such As Have A Religious And Symbolic Meaning.
Religious
Names
Symbolic Meaning
Friendship Is Held To Be The Severest Test Of Character.
Friendship
Character
Veins
The Elements And Majestic Forces In Nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, And Frost, Were Regarded With Awe As Spiritual Powers, But Always Secondary And Intermediate In Character.
Spiritual
Fear
Character
In Every Religion There Is An Element Of The Supernatural, Varying With The Influence Of Pure Reason Over Its Devotees.
Elements
Influence
Reason
The Clan Is Nothing More Than A Larger Family, With Its Patriarchal Chief As The Natural Head, And The Union Of Several Clans By Intermarriage And Voluntary Connection Constitutes The Tribe.
Connections
Unions
Tribes
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.
Strong
People
Feelings
It Has Been Said That The Position Of Woman Is The Test Of Civilization, And That Of Our Women Was Secure. In Them Was Vested Our Standard Of Morals And The Purity Of Our Blood.
Blood
Civilization
Tests
Love Between A Man And A Woman Is Founded On The Mating Instinct And Is Not Free From Desire And Self-seeking. But To Have A Friend And To Be True Under Any And All Trials Is The Mark Of A Man!
True Friend
Love Is
Men
Friendship Is Held To Be The Severest Test Of Character. It Is Easy, We Think, To Be Loyal To A Family And Clan, Whose Blood Is In Your Own Veins.
Friendship
Character
Real Friends
If A Child Is Inclined To Be Grasping, Or To Cling To Any Of His Or Her Little Possessions, Legends Are Related About The Contempt And Disgrace Falling Upon The Ungenerous And Mean Person.
Children
Fall
Mean
The Logical Man Must Either Deny All Miracles Or None, And Our American Indian Myths And Hero Stories Are Perhaps, In Themselves, Quite As Credible As Those Of The Hebrews Of Old.
Hero
Men
Miracle
  • Born: February 19, 1858
  • Died: January 8, 1939
  • Occupation: Physician
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