To be Native American means you are a member of one of the groups of people who were living in North and South America before Europeans arrived. Native Americans are also known as American Indians and Indigenous Americans. They are the indigenous peoples of the United States, except Hawaii and territories of the United States. More than 570 federally recognized tribes live within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. May these Native American Proverbs On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “Our first teacher is our own heart.” Cheyenne
2. “Man belongs to earth, earth does not belong to man.” Chief Seattle
3. “Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, wisdom is of the future.” Native American Proverb
4. “Everyone who is successful, must have dreamed of something.” Native American Proverb
5. “Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.” Native American Proverb
6. “The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.” Native American Proverb
7. “Take only memories. Leave only footprints.” Native American Proverb
8. “If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.” Arapaho
9. “All plants are our brothers and sisters. They talk to us and if we listen, we can hear them.” Native American Proverb
10. “You already possess everything necessary to become great.” Native American Proverb
11. “Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” Native American Proverb
12. “Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.” Native American Proverb
13. “The weakness of the enemy makes our strength.” Cherokee
14. “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” Native American Proverb
15. “Man has responsibility, not power.” Native American Proverb
16. “Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way.” Native American Proverb
17. “When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” Native American Proverb
18. “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.” Navajo
19. “It is less of a problem to be poor, than to be dishonest.” Anishinabe
20. “It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace and live in peace.” Native American Proverb
21. “Listen, or your tongue will make you deaf.” Native American Proverb
22. “Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.” Hopi
23. “When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard.” Native American Proverb
24. “If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove.” Native American Proverb
25. “Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” Native American Proverb
26. “Do not judge your neighbour until you walk two moons in his moccasins.” Cheyenne
28. “Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand.” Lakota
29. “I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.” Shooter Teton Sioux
30. “Old age is not as honourable as death, but most people want it.” Native American Proverb
31. “It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” Native American Proverb
32. “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Native American Proverb
33. “Day and night cannot dwell together.” Native American Proverb
34. “Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.” Native American Proverb
35. “When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Native American Proverb
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