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> [“Long I have known and feared this day would come. Like the circle of Earth, the circle of life is changing. Here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/long-i-have-known-and-feared-this-day-would-come-like-the-circle-of/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

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> [“The time has come for you, your Tribe, and all First Peoples. Together, you must learn, remember, and teach the languages, songs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/the-time-has-come-for-you-your-tribe-and-all-first-peoples-together/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

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> [“May your footsteps leave only friends behind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/may-your-footsteps-leave-only-friends-behind/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

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## Other authors on Aboriginal

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-evonne-goolagong-cawley-34392.jpg) Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/evonne-goolagong-cawley/)

## More by Frederic M. Perrin

> [“Know yourself, not a face, in love, a deeper grace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/know-yourself-not-a-face-in-love-a-deeper-grace/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Hope was never meant to be A future shared alone, As life cannot be won or lost It was never ours to own.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/hope-was-never-meant-to-be-a-future-shared-alone-as-life-cannot-be/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Schoolteachers teach what they and others know. Forest teachers - bear, wolf, lynx, beaver, bird, every flower and tree - teach us how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/schoolteachers-teach-what-they-and-others-know-forest-teachers-bear/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Spread your wings. Fly as far to know who you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/spread-your-wings-fly-as-far-to-know-who-you-are/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Long I have known and feared this day would come. Like the circle of Earth, the circle of life is changing. Here in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/long-i-have-known-and-feared-this-day-would-come-like-the-circle-of/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Teach them that rainbows appear after a storm to remind them that light begins and ends with all colors.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/teach-them-that-rainbows-appear-after-a-storm-to-remind-them-that/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Teach them to love Earth and Spirits in the right ways so they will treat and care for Earth and Spirits in the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/teach-them-to-love-earth-and-spirits-in-the-right-ways-so-they-will/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Teach them a spider does not spin a web. Spiders spin meaning. Cut one strand and the web holds. Cut many, the web falls.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/teach-them-a-spider-does-not-spin-a-web-spiders-spin-meaning-cut-one/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Destroy us, land and forest takes forever from your children. Walk the circle of life. Have no fear. Together, let us love and protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/destroy-us-land-and-forest-takes-forever-from-your-children-walk-the/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“I wish for all who look for Gold, Shall find one letter less, A world where trying always wins, And leaves the loser blessed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/i-wish-for-all-who-look-for-gold-shall-find-one-letter-less-a-world/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Is it not enough to shine, To know that friends are true? That love is born of friendship, And who you are is you?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/is-it-not-enough-to-shine-to-know-that-friends-are-true-that-love-is/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“Money Chiefs, loud and long notes are not songs. Silent snow wets Earth, seeds grow, flowers' honey purses seek neither wealth nor power, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/money-chiefs-loud-and-long-notes-are-not-songs-silent-snow-wets-earth/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“The time has come for you, your Tribe, and all First Peoples. Together, you must learn, remember, and teach the languages, songs, and stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/the-time-has-come-for-you-your-tribe-and-all-first-peoples-together/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

> [“May your footsteps leave only friends behind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-m-perrin/may-your-footsteps-leave-only-friends-behind/)

[Frederic M. Perrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-m-perrin/)

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