Sitting Bull

"Our children can only learn from what we teach them through our actions."

"The spirits of our ancestors walk with us always."

"A good man is remembered long after he is gone; a bad man is forgotten before his body is cold."

"We must preserve the old ways, for in them lies the strength of our people."

"The land is sacred. Every part of it is sacred to my people."

"I would rather be dead than live as a slave."

"Through suffering, we find strength. Through struggle, we find wisdom."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"A man must prove himself worthy before others will trust him."

"The greatest gift is not what we receive, but what we give."

"When the last tree is cut and the last fish is caught, then you will see that money cannot be eaten."

"Our songs are the voice of our ancestors speaking through us."

"To understand another culture, you must first silence your own."

"The strength of the horse is not in its speed, but in its heart."

"A lie has a short life, but the truth lives forever."

"We follow the buffalo. The buffalo follow the grass. The grass follows the water. All things are connected."

"A man who cannot control his own spirit is weaker than one without arms."

"The greatest honor is to live and die for your people."

"Wisdom comes not from books, but from the heart of the earth."

"I would like to die seeing the sun rise one more time."

"The path of peace is steeper than the path of war."

"A child learns more from what you do than what you say."

"In our time of greatest darkness, we must look for the smallest light."

"The hunter who kills only what he needs respects the animals and the earth."

"A friendship broken by betrayal can never be fully healed."

"The mountains stand forever, but the lives of men are short."

"We are all made of the same clay, yet some are treated as mud."

"The warrior spirit lives in the heart of every man, woman, and child."

"What good is gold if your children starve?"

"The Great Spirit gave us this land; no man has the right to sell it."