"Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regardful of the rule that "thought comes before speech"." "Silence meant to the Lakota what it meant to Disraeli when he said, "Silence is the mother of truth", for the silent man was ever to be trusted, while the man ever ready with speech was never taken seriously." 

Chief Luther Standing Bear

Sioux

Chief Luther Standing Bear                              Benjamin Disraeli