American Indian Quotes [Part 3]

Make my enemy brave and strong, 

so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed. 

Plains Indians

Man has responsibility, not power. 

Tuscarora

Man's law changes with his understanding of man. 

Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same. 

Crow

Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand.

Lakota

Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves. 

Assiniboine

No river can return to its source, 

yet all rivers must have a beginning. 

Tribe Unknown

Not every sweet root gives birth to sweet grass. 

Tribe Unknown

Old age is not as honorable as death, 

but most people want it. 

Crow

One finger cannot lift a pebble. 

Hopi

One rain does not make a crop. 

Creole

Our first teacher is our own heart. 

Cheyenne

Poverty is a noose that strangles humility 

and breeds disrespect for God and man. 

Siou

Regard Heaven as your father, 

Earth as your Mother 

and all things as your 

Brothers and Sisters.  

Tribe Unknown

Remember that your children are not your own, 

but are lent to you by the Creator.  

Mohawk

Seek wisdom, not knowledge. 

Knowledge is of the past, 

Wisdom is of the future. 

Lumbee

Sharing and giving are the ways of God. 

Sauk

Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, 

and I may not remember. 

Involve me, and I'll understand. 

Tribe Unknown

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

Arapaho

The bird who has eaten cannot fly with the bird that is hungry. 

Omaha

The coward shoots with shut eyes. 

Oklahoma

The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives. 

Sioux

The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. 

It is the dust and blood of our ancestors.! 

Chief Plenty Coups, Crow (1848 - 1932) 

The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs. 

Southwest

The one who tells the stories rules the world. 

Hopi

The rain falls on the just and the unjust. 

Hopi