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Native American Words of Wisdom
Native American Proverbs and Wisdom by Liz Olson With a long history, rich culture, and more than 300 spoken languages, the wisdom of Native American tribes has been passed down through the centuries. Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. - Hopi Day and night cannot dwell together. - Duwamish It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand. - Apache They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind. - Tuscarora All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them. - Arapaho Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand. - Tribe Unknown. When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. - Arapaho If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come. - Arapaho What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. - Blackfoot When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. - Cherokee We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. - Dakota Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. - Cheyenne There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake’s tail. - Navajo Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance. - Lakota Our first teacher is our own heart. - Cheyenne Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something. - Maricopa All who have died are equal. - Comanche You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. - Navajo He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. - Seneca When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. - Lakota
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