"The earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the……" — Chief Seattle
"The earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves."
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61 Quotes by Chief Seattle
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How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? ... The end of living and the…
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We do not own the freshness of the air or the sparkle of the water. How can you buy them…
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Every part of the earth is sacred to my people.
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Let him be just and deal kindly with my people, for the dead are not powerless. Dead, did I say?…
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The Indian prefers the soft sound of the wind darting over the face of the pond, the smell of the…
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Tribe follows tribe, nations follow nations like the tides of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret…
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The whites, too, shall pass - perhaps sooner than other tribes. Continue to contaminate your own bed, and you might…
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Your religion was written on tablets of stone, ours on our hearts. 8. We are part of the earth and…
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How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If…
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We are part of the earth and it is part of us. The perfumes flowers are our sisters; the deer,…
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All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the children of the Earth.
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There is no such place as away.
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More Befalls Quotes
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Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won't all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, 'O God,…
— Robert D. Hales
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All things are bound together, all things connect. Whatever befalls the earth, befalls also the children of the earth.
— Oren Lyons
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Whatever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves... how we can turn it into good. So shall we take…
— Leigh Hunt
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All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the children of the Earth.
— Chief Seattle
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Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.
— Gautama Buddha
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Love only what befalls you and is spun for you by fate.
— Marcus Aurelius
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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have…
— Epictetus
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The saddest thing that befalls a soul is when it loses faith in god and woman.
— Alexander Smith
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But if I have once overcome my heart, and am contented through the grace of God in my heart, then…
— Jeremiah Burroughs
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No great inner event befalls those who summon it not
— Maurice Maeterlinck
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Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from…
— Gautama Buddha
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