A Quote by Thomas Crum
It is very difficult to apply the old Indian adage 'Do not judge another until you have walked a mile in his moccasins,' unless you get out of your own moccasins first.
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The most Indian thing about the Indian is surely not his moccasins or his calumet, his wampum or his stone hatched, but traits of character and sagacity, skill, or passion.
Until I was twelve years old, I led this wandering life, fishing, swimming, and making moccasins.
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You have to walk in the other guy's moccasins. You have to think what they think. If you want to bring somebody onto your side, you have to figure out what motivates them. What do they need?
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Take care how you place your moccasins upon the Earth, step with care, for the faces of the future generations are looking up from the Earth waiting their turn for life.
Once I was beautiful. Now I am myself, Counting this row and that row of moccasins Waiting on the silent shelf.
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With slight risk of exaggeration you could say that he walked almost every mile of the Indian land.
