Imagine if these Native American tribes were never raided and their land and lives never taken. Maybe the history of our world would have transpired completely differently. Maybe we would be in touch with nature, ourselves and the Earth.
Maybe we would be able to connect with animals, the stars, the flowers and each other so deeply; something so simple that has been lost through modern reality.
Let us never forget the wisdom these natives shared. Let us re-create the world of cosmic, earthly and universal understanding they once knew.
15 Native American Proverbs That Will Speak To Your Soul
“Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.” – Hopi
“It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” – Apache
“All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.” -Arapaho
“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” – Tribe Unknown
“When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” – Arapaho
“Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.” – Blackfoot
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” — Blackfoot
“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” — Cherokee
“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.” – Tuscarora
“Our first teacher is our own heart.” – Cheyenne
“Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the Creator.” – Mohawk
“Man’s law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.” – Crow
“There is no death, only a change of worlds.” – Duwamish
“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” – Navajo
“All dreams spin out from the same web.” – Hopi
Native American Proverbs: Soul Would Have No Rainbow if the Eyes Had No Tears / Special thanks to thespiritscience.net
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