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Never see an old person going to carry water without getting a bucket and going in their stead. — Twana proverb
Trouble follows sin as surely as fever follows chill. — Hopi proverb
Dreams are wiser than men. — Omaha proverb
Never sit while your seniors stand. — Cree proverb
Trouble no man about his religion — respect him in his views and demand that he respects you. — Shawnee proverb
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Each person is his own judge. — Shawnee proverb
May all my people find peace when they come in, and leave with it when they go out. — Comanche proverb
There is no death, only a change of worlds. — Duwamish proverb
God teaches the birds to make nests, yet the nests of all birds are not alike. — Duwamish proverb
Poverty of heart is a noose that strangles humility and breeds disrespect for man and nature. — Dakota Sioux proverb
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When there is true hospitality, few words are needed. — Arapaho proverb
Everything the Power does, it does in a circle. — Lakota proverb
One rain does not make a crop. — Cree proverb
We give back thanks to our mother, the earth that sustains us. — Onondaga proverb
Even your silence holds a sort of prayer. — Apache proverb
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Never part from the chiefs' path, no matter how short or beautiful the byway may be. — Seneca proverb
Watch out for the man who says nothing and the dog who does not bark. — Cheyenne proverb
Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. — Northern Cheyenne proverb
Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men. — Pawnee proverb
To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. — Oglala proverb
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Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. — Hopi proverb
One finger cannot lift a pebble. — Hopi proverb
What is life? It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset? — Blackfoot proverb
Even when we lay down, we lay down on our own path of life. — Pawnee proverb
No answer is also an answer. — Hopi proverb
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We give thanks back to the Sun that has looked upon the Earth with beneficial eyes. — Onondaga proverb
Every bird loves to hear himself sing. — Arapaho proverb
Not every sweet root gives birth to sweet grass. — Pawnee proverb
We always return to our first loves. — Umpqua proverb
Every fire is the same size when it begins. — Seneca proverb
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Not all danger comes with a warning. — Cheyenne proverb
We are all one child spinning through Mother Sky. — Shawnee proverb
Every animal knows more than you do. — Nez Perce proverb
Not westward, but eastward seek the coming of the light. — Dakota proverb
We are all given our own song to sing. — Ute proverb
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Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something. — Maricopa (Piipaash) proverb
Never get involved in someone's decisions about his belongings. — Hopi proverb
Those who do not honor the ways of the Great Spirit, are not strong. — Seneca proverb
I add my breath to your breath that we shall be as one people. — Pueblo proverb
Show respect for all men, but grovel to none. — Shawnee proverb
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White men have too many chiefs. — Nez Perce proverb
God is pleased to hear children pray. — Osage proverb
Pray to understand what man has forgotten. — Lumbee proverb
When you have learned about love, you have learned about God. — Fox proverb
Everything has form, power, and inner meaning. — Hopi proverb
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One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone. — Teton Sioux proverb
What the people believe (perceive) is true is true. — Anishinabe proverb
Even in Paradise, live all alone would be Hell. — Seneca proverb
No one else can represent your conscience. — Anishinabe proverb
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. — Dakota proverb
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