American Indian proverb |
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Proverbs
| • | Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed. — Plains 7 |
| • | Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark. — Cheyenne 7 |
| • | Walk lightly in the spring; Mother Earth is pregnant. — Kiowa 6 |
| • | You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. — Navajo 5 |
| • | All who have died are equal. — Comanche 5 |
| • | Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it. — Arapaho 4 |
| • | We are made from Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth. — Shenandoah 4 |
| • | To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature. — Oglala Sioux 4 |
| • | A good chief gives, he does not take. — Mohawk 4 |
| • | If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove. — Cheyenne 4 |
| • | Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way. — Blackfoot 4 |
| • | Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. — Hopi 3 |
| • | The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears. 3 |
| • | When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard. — Lakota 3 |
| • | He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. — Seneca 3 |
| • | Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. — Cheyenne 2 |
| • | White men have too many chiefs. — Nez Perce 2 |
| • | After dark all cats are leopards. — Zuni 2 |
| • | Every animal knows more than you do. — Nez Perce 2 |
