Omaha Proverbs

Omaha proverbs distill Plains wisdom shaped by life in earth lodges along the Missouri and bison hunts. They prize kinship, courage, and restraint, teaching how to share, keep honor, and read the land’s signs.

Ask questions from your heart and you will be answered from the heart. (Omaha Proverb)
In anger a man becomes dangerous to himself and to others. View proverb
Omaha Proverb
The lazy man is apt to be envious. View proverb
Omaha Proverb
He who is present at a wrongdoing and does not lift a hand to prevent it is guilty. View proverb
Omaha Proverb