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“The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.”
― Chief Seattle, The Chief Seattle's Speech

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.”
― Chief Seattle

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
― Chief Seattle

“The earth is our mother. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. All things are connected.

Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life, we are merely strands in it. Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves.”
― Chief Seattle

“The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
― Chief Seattle

“If all the beasts were gone,
men would die
from a great loneliness of spirit,
for whatever happens to the beasts
also happens to the man.
All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth
befalls the sons of the Earth.”
― Chief Seattle

“Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. ”
― Chief Seattle

“When the green hills are covered with talking wires and the wolves no longer sing, what good will the money you paid for our land be then”
― Chief Seattle

“All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man. The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.”
― Chief Seattle

“When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.”
― Chief Seattle

“Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth.
Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.”
― Chief Seattle

“All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the earth
Befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life,
He is merely a strand in it.
Whatever he does to the web,
He does to himself.”
― Chief Seattle

“Tribe follows tribe, and
nation follows nation, like the waves of the sea. It is the order of
nature, and regret is useless. Your time of decay may be distant, but
it will surely come, for even the White Man ... cannot be exempt from the common destiny.”
― Chief Seattle, The Chief Seattle's Speech

“Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!”
― Chief Seattle

“This We Know. All Things Are Connected”
― Chief Seattle

“Like a man who has been dying for many days, a man in your city is numb to the stench.”
― Chief Seattle

“There is no death. . . Only a change of worlds.”
― 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.”
― Chief Seattle

“The Earth does not belong to man; Man belongs to the Earth. This we know. All things are connected like the blood which unites one family. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
― Chief Seattle