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We always return to our first loves.

A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two wolves inside of him struggling with each other. The first is the wolf of peace, love and kindness. The other wolf is fear, greed and hatred. "Which wolf will win, grandfather?" asks the young boy. "Whichever one I feed," is the reply.

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.

It is better to return a borrowed pot with a little something you last cooked in it.

We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.

A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.

Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his moccasins.

Every animal knows more than you do.