FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEF QUOTES

“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Chief Seattle

“One does not sell the land people walk on.” – Crazy Horse

“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.” – Wabanaki Chief White Eagle

“Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As long as the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals.” – Chief Crowfoot

“Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.” – Chief Joseph

“The earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the sons of the earth.” – Chief Seattle

“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love, and then we return home.” – Australian Aboriginal Proverb (included for its relevance to Indigenous wisdom)

“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.” – Crowfoot, Blackfoot chief

“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 proverb

“We are not separate from the Earth, we are a part of it. Our ancestors knew this, and it is time for us to remember.” – Winona LaDuke

“The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth.” – Arapaho proverb TAURUS PERSONALITY FEMALE QUOTES

“Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” – Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux chief

“Everything the power of the world does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the Earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.” – Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Sioux spiritual leader

“The voices of the ancestors are always whispering in the wind.” – Burning Spear, Native American activist

“To touch the earth is to have harmony with nature.” – Oglala Sioux proverb

“Our first teacher is our own heart.” – Crazy Horse

“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” – Tecumseh

“Learning comes to no one who cannot stay humble and open-minded, ready to accept lessons from any and all sources.” – Rain in the Face, Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux warrior

“The land is sacred. These words are at the core of our being. The land is our mother, the rivers our blood. Take our land away and we die.” – Chief David Kawanasawakt

“The greatest strength is gentleness.” – Chief Dan George