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Eating little and speaking little can hurt no man. — Hopi proverb
Never interfere in a person's decisions about what he will do with his possessions. — Hopi proverb
Tuscarora words are the voice of the heart. — Tuscarora proverb
Do not allow anger to poison you. — Hopi proverb
Misfortune happens even to the wisest and best men. — Omaha Tribe proverb
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Thoughts are like arrows: once released they strike their mark. Guard them well or you may be your own victim. — Navajo (Diné) proverb
Creation is continuous. — Lakota Sioux proverb
Love one another and do not strive for another's undoing. — Seneca proverb
There is a need for obedience all around us. — Sauk proverb
Ask questions from your heart and you will be answered from the heart. — Omaha proverb
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Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way. — Blackfoot proverb
The man who preserves his selfhood is ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence. — Oglala proverb
Be self-loving — go outside yourself and take action. Be peaceful, and stay focused on the solution. — Lakota proverb
Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves. — Assiniboine proverb
To go on a vision quest is to go into the presence of the great mystery. — Lakota proverb
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Death is nothing, pain is nothing, but cowardice is crime and disgrace — the greatest punishment. — Dakota proverb
Man's law changes with new understanding. The laws of the spirit never needs to change. — Crow proverb
There are many ways to God. — Arapaho proverb
Death always comes out of season. — Pawnee proverb
Many children, many homes. — Lakota proverb
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There are many good moccasin tracks along the trail of a straight arrow. — Fox proverb
Deeds speak louder than words. — Assiniboine proverb
Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand. — Lakota proverb
They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind. — Tuscarora proverb
Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself. — Pima proverb
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Many people are smart but few are wise. — Shoshone proverb
Those who have one foot in the canoe and one foot in the boat are going to fall into the river. — Tuscarora proverb
Do not be envious of a gift that is cheerfully given. — Omaha proverb
Everything has a beginning. — Kiowa proverb
One foe is too many and a hundred friends too few. — Hopi proverb
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We are friends; we must assist each other to bear our burdens. — Osage proverb
Even a small mouse has anger. — Lakota proverb
Never sleep while your meat is cooking on the fire. — Pueblo proverb
Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant. — Kiowa proverb
Do you not speak of evil for it creates curiosity in the hearts of the young. — Lakota proverb
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Misfortunes do not flourish on one path, they grow everywhere. — Pawnee proverb
To gossip is like playing checkers with an evil spirit: you win occasionally, but you are more often trapped at your own game. — Hopi proverb
Creation is ongoing. — Lakota proverb
Make my enemy brave and strong, so if I'm defeated, I will not be ashamed. — Plains Indians proverb
There are many paths to a meaningful sense of the natural world. — Blackfoot proverb
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Day and night cannot dwell together. — Duwamish proverb
No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning. — Pawnee proverb
We should be as water, which is lower than all things yet stronger even than the rocks. — Oglala proverb
Don't judge with the eyes— use the heart instead. — Cheyenne proverb
Mother Nature is always there to watch and care for her own. — Kiowa proverb
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Touching the earth equates to having harmony with nature. — Lakota proverb
Don't allow yesterday to spend up too much of today. — Cherokee proverb
My words are tied with my body and my heart. All of you see me, one with this world. — Yokuts chant
Treachery darkens the chain of friendship, but truth makes it brighter than ever. — Susquehannock proverb
Dreams count; the Spirits have pitied us and guided us. — Cree proverb
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