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Native American Proverbs and Wisdom

Treat the Earth well.  It was not given to you by your parents;  it was loaned to you by your children.  We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors -- we borrow it from our children.

(source unknown)


Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart.  When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light.  Give thanks for your life and strength.  Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living.  And if perchance you see no reason for giving thanks, rest assured the fault is in yourself.

Chief Tecumseh, (1768-1813), one of the greatest leaders of the Shawnee American Indians


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This page last edited on 06 May 2009.