Native American Proverbs

It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story.
Native American Proverb

We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it form our children.
Native American Proverb

Walk lightly in the spring;
Mother Earth is pregnant.
Native American Proverb

It is less of a problem to be poor, than to be dishonest.
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Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship.
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Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the Creator.
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Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.
Native American Proverb

The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears.
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The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.
Native American Proverb

It is easy to be brave from a distance.
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Respect the gift and the giver.
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Judge not by the eye but by the heart.
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If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.
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They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.
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When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live you life in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.
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First you are to always think of God.Second you are to use all your powers to care for your people, especially the poor.
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It is better to return a borrowed pot with a little something you last cooked in it.
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Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.
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Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.
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Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I may not remember. Involve me and I'll understand.
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You already possess everything necessary to become great.
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He who is present at a wrongdoing and does not lift a hand to prevent it, is as guilty as the wrongdoers.
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It is no longer good enough to try peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace.
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The more you give, the more good things come to you.
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Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance.
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Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.
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Give me knowledge, so I may have kindness for all.
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Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.
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Speak truth in humility to all people. Only then can you be a true man.
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Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
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Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something.
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We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
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When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.
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Man has responsiblity, not power.
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Friendship between two persons depends upon the patience of one.
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With all things and in all things, we are relatives.
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