Ojibwe sayings

Don’t judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree.

A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Ojibwe sayings part 2

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Every moment is a fresh beginning.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.

The best revenge is massive success.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.