Of all the teachings we receive, this one is most important: Nothing belongs to you of what there is, of what you take, you must share.

First we had the land and they had the Bibles, now we have the Bibles and they have the land

Love is something you and I must have. We must have it because our spirit feeds upon it. We must have it because without it we become weak and faint. Without love our self-esteem weakens. Without it our courage fails. Without love we can no longer look out confidently at the world.

The beauty of the trees, the softness of the air, the fragrance of the grass, they speak to me. The summit of the mountain, the thunder of the sky, the rhythm of the sea, speaks to me. The faintness of the stars, the freshness of the morning, the dewdrop on the flower, speaks to me. The strength of the fire, the taste of the salmon, the trail of the sun, and the life that never goes away, they speak to me. And my heart soars.

If the very old will remember, the very young will listen.

Where no one intrudes, many can live in harmony.

If the legends fall silent, who will teach the children of our ways?