American Indian Proverb Famous Quotes



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.


American Indian Proverb Quotations






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