It is less of a problem to be poor, than to be dishonest. Anishinabe
The rain falls on the just and the unjust. Hopi
Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river. Tuucarora
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. Dakota
Listening to a liar is like drinking warm water. tribe unknown
Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand. Lakota
What the people believe is true. Anishinabe
There is no death, only a change of worlds. Duwamish
Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark. Cheyenne
It is easy to be brave from a distance. Omaha
A brave man dies but once, a coward many times. Iowa
One rain does not make a crop. Creole
A rocky vinyard does not need a prayer, but a pick ax. Navajo
When a fox walks lame, the old rabbit jumps. Oklahoma
A starving man will eat with the wolf. Oklahoma
There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnakes tail. Navajo
All dreams spin out from the same web. Hopi
The one who tells the stories rules the world. Hopi
The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs. Southwest
Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. Blackfoot
We are all one child spinning through Mother Sky. Shawnee
Each person is his own judge. Shawnee
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Navajo
Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand. tribe unknown
Man has responsiblity, not power. Tuscarora
Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way. Blackfoot
Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf. tribe unknown
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Minquass
Every animal knows more than you do. Nez Perce
Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself. Pima
After dark all cats are leopards. Zuni
Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant. Kiowa
Sharing and giving are the ways of God. Sauk
With all things and in all things,we are relatives. Sioux
Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. Cheyenne
Ask questions from you heart and you will be answered from the heart. Omaha
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today. Cherokee
Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future. Lumbee
Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. Hopi
A danger foreseen is half-avoided. Cheyenne
Poverty is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for God and man. Sioux
The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives. Sioux
Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance. Lakota
Wisdom comes only when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you. Hopi
The bird who has eaten cannot fly with the bird that is hungry. Omaha
One finger cannot lift a pebble. Hopi
A good soldier is a poor scout. Cheyenne
Each bird loves to hear himself sing. Arapaho
Our first teacher is our own heart. Cheyenne
He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. Seneca
The way of the troublemaker is thorny. Umpqua
You already possess everything necessary to become great. Crow
Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves. Assiniboine
The coward shoots with shut eyes. Oklahoma
A man must make his own arrows. Winnebago
To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. Oglala Sioux
We are made from Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth. Shenandoah
All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them. Arapaho
If a man is to do something more than human, he must have more than human powers. Tribe unknown
When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. Lakota
The rainbow is a sign from Him who is in all things. Hopi
God gives us each a song. Ute
Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something. Maricopa
Cherish youth, but trust old age. Pueblo
Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people want it. Crow
In age, talk; in childhood, tears. Hopi
A people without a history is like the wind over buffalo grass. Sioux
White men have too many chiefs. Nez Perce
In death, I am born. Hopi
They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind. Tuscarora
All who have died are equal. Comanche
A hungry stomach makes a short prayer. Paiute
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home. Shawnee
It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace and live in peace. Shenandoah
Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed. Plains Indian
The weakness of the enemy makes our strength. Cherokee
Even a small mouse has anger. Tribe Unknown
There are many good moccasin tracks along the trail of a straight arrow. Sioux
Not every sweet root give birth to sweet grass. Tribe Unknown
A good chief gives, he does not take. Mohawk
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