Charles Eastman Quotes

Silence is a source of great strength.

There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.

It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called.

The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence - not a leaf, as it were, astire on the tree, not a ripple upon the surface of the shinning pool-his, in the mind of the unlettered sage, is the ideal attitude and conduct of life. Silence is the cornerstone of character.

It often requires more courage to suffer in silence than to rebel, more courage not to strike back than to retaliate, more courage to be silent than to speak.

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

My mom taught us the Serenity Prayer at a young age.

No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured.

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

Gird your hearts with silent fortitude, suffering yet hoping all things.

Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God.

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.

Honour is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity

Self-control is only courage under another form. It may also be regarded as the primary essence of character.

Patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.

Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit, simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justificat ion

Avoiding the temptation to sin and being patient upon that, is greater than being patient whilst being afflicted with trials.

Now this spirit is admirably mortified by the exercise of patience. It involves also a continual practice of the presence of God; for we may be come upon at any moment for an almost heroic display of good temper. It is a short road to unselfishness; for nothing is left to self. All that seems to belong most intimately to self, to be self's private property, such as time, home, and rest, are invaded by these continual trials of patience.

But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.

Silence is the eternal duty of man.