Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth. -Chief Seattle

 

Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Chief Seattle quotes in our collection. Chief Seattle is known for saying 'Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth.

Chief Seattle

What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.

Chief Seattle

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

The white man's dead forget the country of their birth when they go to walk among the stars. Our dead never forget this beautiful earth, for it is the mother of the red man.

Chief Seattle

How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people.

Chief Seattle