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Quotes by American Indian Proverb

  • Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf.
  • I will not criticize another until I have walked a mile in his mocassins.
  • We do not inherit the land, we borrow it from our children.
  • What the people believe is true. Anishinabe
  • You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Navajo
  • A people without history is like wind on the buffalo grass. Sioux
  • Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.
  • After dark all cats are leopards. Zuni
  • Man has responsiblity, not power. Tuscarora
  • Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.
  • If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Minquass
  • Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.
  • Every animal knows more than you do. Nez Perce
  • Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.