Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ernest Thompson Seton

On the 27th we came to the Cascade Rapids. The first or Little Cascade has about two feet fall, the second or Grand Cascade, a mile farther, is about a six foot sheer drop.

Ernest Thompson Seton

Fort Smith, being the place of my longest stay, was the scene of my largest medical practice.

Ernest Thompson Seton

At this camp I had the unique experience of showing all these seasoned Westerners that it was possible to make a fire by the friction of two sticks. This has long been a specialty of mine; I use a thong and a bow as the simplest way.

Black Kettle

I have done my best to keep my young men quiet, but some will not listen and since the fighting began, I have not been able to keep them at home.

Peter Marshall

One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.

Jefferson Davis

Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.

John Randolph

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

Standing Bear

And when native man left off this form of development, his humanization was retarded in growth.

Black Kettle

We were once friends with the whites but you nudged us out of the way by your intrigues, and now when we are in council you keep nudging each other.