Nationality: Indian Proverbs and sayings. Page 1

The great Spirit is imperfect. It has a light side and a dark. Sometimes the dark side gives us more knowledge than light.

What is life? Is the light Firefly in the night. It is the breath of a Buffalo, when winter comes. It is the shadow lying down on the grass and melting at sunset.

How clever it should be white if they can make right look like wrong, and wrong look like right.

Those who lie with dogs get up with fleas.

First look at the traces of their moccasins before you judge the faults of others.

He who is silent, knows two times more than the talker.

A good man sees good signs.

Doesn't need many words to tell the truth.

One "take" better than two, "I give."

The horse died - get off!
(If you noticed that riding on a dead horse - get off!)

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

If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.

You already have everything necessary to become great.

All things have inner meaning and form and power.