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Proverbs

 

Proverbs of American Indians

 

USA

 

Vadim Kotelnikov, American Indian proverbs

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.

American Indian proverb

 

 

If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.

 

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Proverb about God and Love of Native Americans, American Indians  

We have a responsibility to give something back.


Our first teacher is our own heart.


Judge not by the eye but by the heart.


Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.

 

 

 

Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something.

 

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Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one.

 

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May our thoughts reach the sky where there is holiness.

 

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When you lose the rhythm of the drumbeat of God, you are lost from the peace and rhythm of life.

 

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Do not speak of evil for it creates curiosity in the hearts of the young.

 

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The weakness of the enemy makes our strength.

 

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What the people believe is true.

 

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Listen – or your tongue will keep you deaf.

 

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Listen to the whispers and you won’t have to hear the screams.

 

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Judge not by the eye but by the heart.

 

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Speak truth in humility to all people. Only then can you be a true man.

 

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Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.

 

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It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.

 

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When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.

 

Golden Rule

 

 

 

Listen to the voice of nature, for it holds treasures for you.

 

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All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.

 

Harmony Master

 

 

 

It makes no difference as to the name of the God, since love is the real God of all the world.

 

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Listen – or your tongue will keep you deaf.

Let us walk softly on the Earth with all living beings great and small.

Always remember that a smile is something sacred, to be shared.

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

What is past and cannot be prevented should not be grieved for.

Knowledge that is not used is abused.

Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.

Strive to be a person who is never absent from an important act.

It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace and live in peace.

If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove.

Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.

There is no warning for upcoming danger.

A danger foreseen is half-avoided.

Our pleasures are shallow, our sorrows are deep.

Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.

Service is a spiritual act.

You are a servant of the people and the people must come first.

There is a right time and place for everything.

To be noble is to give to those who have less. It is an issue of service and leadership.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

As long as you live, keep learning how to live.