Maori Proverbs

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
Maori Proverb

Do not boast of your own endeavours.
Maori Proverb

Land is permanent, man disappears.
Maori Proverb

Though my present be small, my love goes with it.
Maori Proverb

There is more than one way to achieve an objective.
Maori Proverb

The land is a mother that never dies.
Maori Proverb

The pathway of life is often blocked by obstacles, which must be cleared out out of the way.
Maori Proverb

Bravery has many resting places.
Maori Proverb

Seek success in life. Should you bow, let it be to a lofty mountain.
Maori Proverb

A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots.
Maori Proverb

Ask me what is the greatest thing in the world, I will reply: It is people, it is people, it is people!
Maori Proverb

Let us keep close together, not wide apart.
Maori Proverb

Survival is the treasured goal.
Maori Proverb

He who stands up will live, He who sleeps will perish.
Maori Proverb

There is more than one way to achieve an objective.
Maori Proverb

Care for the land, Care for the people, Go forward.
Maori Proverb