The Lakota Way Quotes

“Respect is a close relative of tolerance, and both go a long way to prevent and alleviate the negative interactions between and among people. Respect was a member of each Lakota household during the free-roaming buffalo-hunting days on the northern plains.”
― Joseph M. Marshall III, The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

“Humility was a virtue that the Lakota of old expected their leaders to possess. A quiet, humble person, we believed, was aware of other people and other things. An arrogant, boastful man was only aware of himself. Interestingly, our methods of selecting leaders today seem to favor the arrogant and boastful.”
― Joseph M. Marshall III, The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

“In sharing the journey of life, travel with the humble person on the quiet path.”
― Joseph M. Marshall III, The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

“if one doesn’t find a way to do what is necessary, it’s easier the next time to find a way not to act. Furthermore, if one can do the necessary and sometimes seemingly mundane things, one has it within himself or herself to persevere when it becomes necessary.”
― Joseph M. Marshall III, The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living

“A humble person rarely stumbles, the old ones say, because such a person walks with face toward the Earth and can see the path ahead. On the other hand, the arrogant man who walks with his head high to bask in the glory of the moment will stumble often because he is more concerned with the moment than what lays ahead.”
― Joseph M. Marshall III, The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living