Showing Hand

Famous quotes containing the words showing and/or hand:

“Navajo men and boys have an odd way of showing their friendship. When two young men meet at the trading post, a “Sing”, or a dance they greet each other, inquire about the health of their respective families, then stand silently some ten or fifteen minutes while one feels the other’s arms, shoulders, and chest.”
—Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

“One has observed life poorly, if one has not also witnessed the hand that mercifully—kills.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)