Great Throughts Treasury

"Lose your temper, and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."

"An angry word is like striking with a knife."

"All dreams spin out from the same web."

"Do not allow anger to poison you."

"A people without faith in themselves cannot survive."

"Eating little and speaking little can hurt no man."

"Before you take any decision, consider its effect on the next seven generations."

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

"If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster."

"In age, talk; in childhood, tears."

"In death, I am born."

"No answer is also an answer."

"You must live your life from start to finish; no one can do it for you."

"There is never a valid reason for arguing."

"Let no one say negative things about those who are not present."

"Everything has form, power, and inner meaning."

"One finger cannot lift a pebble."

"The rainbow is a sign from Him who is in all things. "

"All time is present now."

"If two different bowls both get the job done, then what difference does it make if one bowl is dark and the other is pale?"

"A community that lacks faith in itself cannot survive."

"Never be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts."

"If you have the right intentions, anything is possible?the person who has the greatest power is the one who has a perfect heart."

"Never get involved in someone?s decisions about his belongings."

"Take a breath of the new dawn and make it a part of you."

"Take your children where you go?and don?t be ashamed."

"Never help a person who doesn?t help anybody else."

"The dead add their strength and counsel to the living."

"The rain falls upon the just and the unjust."

"Thoughts are like arrows: once released, they strike their mark. guard them well or one day you may be your own victim."

"The supreme law of the land is the Great Spirit's law, not man's law."

"We are the ones we have been waiting for."

"Time isn't used, it's experienced."

"What should it matter that one bowl is dark and the other pale, if each is of good design and serves it's purpose well?"

"Truth does not happen, it just is."

"Wisdom comes only when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you."

"When the grandmothers speak, the earth will be healed."