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If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of silence?" he will say: "They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity, and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character."
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Charles Eastman
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Born:
February 19, 1858
Died:
January 8, 1939
(aged 80)
Bio:
Charles Alexander Eastman was a Santee Dakota physician educated at Boston University, writer, national lecturer, and reformer.
Known for:
Indian Boyhood (1902)
The Soul of the Indian (1911)
From The Deep Woods To Civilization (1916)
Old Indian Days (1907)
Wigwam Evenings (1909)
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