Listen to the silence… It speaks.
When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness.
Walk tall as the trees.
Looking upwards, I am filled with strength.
May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there.
Listen to your heart… It knows.
May beauty surround.
Treat yourself and each other with respect.
The ones that matter most are the children.
Not every sweet root gives birth to sweet grass.
Cherish youth, but trust old age.
A danger foreseen is half-avoided.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
Before eating, always take time to thank the food.
The river is my brother for it carries my canoe.
Day and night cannot dwell together. - Duwamish
It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand. - Apache
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
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
Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river. - Tuscarora
The weakness of the enemy makes our strength. - 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
What the people believe is true. - Anishinabe
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. - Navajo
Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark. - Cheyenne
If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove. - Cheyenne
A brave man dies but once, a coward many times. - Iowa
When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. - Lakota
Sources:
https://proverbicals.com/native-american-proverbs
https://www.factmonster.com/native-american-proverbs-and-wisdom
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