Black Elk Quotes & Sayings

“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.”

“And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.”

“Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers.”

“Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.”

“There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.”

“And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.”

“Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.”

“You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me.”

“If you will read again what is written, you will see how it was.”

“Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.”