11 quotes
"The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth."
- Chief Seattle
Belief
"Take only memories. Leave only footprints."
- Chief Seattle
Compassion
"Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!"
- Chief Seattle
Respect
"Take only memories, leave only footprints."
- Chief Seattle
Connection to Earth
"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth."
- Chief Seattle
Connection to Earth
"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
Connection to Earth
"This we know; 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. All things are connected."
- Chief Seattle
Connection to Earth
"Humankind has not woven the web of life… All things connect."
- Chief Seattle
Connection to Earth
"We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
- Chief Seattle
Responsibility
"There is no death, only a change of worlds."
- Chief Seattle
Change
"There is no death. Only a change of worlds."
- Chief Seattle
Spirituality