American Indian Quotes [Part 1]

A danger foreseen is half-avoided.

Cheyenne

"A good chief gives, he does not take."

 Mohawk

A good soldier is a poor scout. 

Cheyenne

A hungry stomach makes a short prayer. 

Paiute

A man must make his own arrows. 

Winnebago

"A man or woman with many children has many homes.

Lakota Siou 

A people without a history is like the wind over buffalo grass.

Sioux

A rocky vineyard does not need a prayer, but a pick ax.

Navajo

A starving man will eat with the wolf. 

Oklahoma

After dark all cats are leopards. 

Zuni

"All dreams spin out from the same web.

Hopi

All plants are our brothers and sisters. 

They talk to us and if we listen, 

we can hear them. 

Arapaho

"All who have died are equal."

Comanche

Ask questions from you heart 

and you will be answered from the heart.

Omaha

Before eating, always take time to thank the food. 

Arapaho

"Beware of the man who does not talk, 

and the dog that does not bark." 

Cheyenne

Certain things catch your eye, 

But pursue only those that capture your heart. 

old indian saying

Cherish youth, but trust old age. 

Pueblo

"Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry." 

Navajo

Day and night cannot dwell together. 

Duwamish

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

Cheyenne

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself. 

Pima

Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. 

Hopi

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

Cherokee

Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 

Arapaho