75 Native American Proverbs / Page 4
61. They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.
62. Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat are going to fall into the river.
63. Touching the earth equates to having harmony with nature.
64. True peace between nations will only happen when there is true peace within people's souls.
65. We do no inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
66. We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it form our children.
67. We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
68. What the people believe is true.
69. When a man moves from nature, his heart becomes hard.
70. When the earth is hot, the worm stays in the ground.
71. When the Indian wins, it is a massacre.
72. When the last tree has been cut down, the last river has been polluted and the last fish has been caught -- only then do you realize that money can't buy everything.
73. When the white man wins, it is a battle.
74. When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live you life in a manner so that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.
75. Worms don't like the robin's song.