Eskimo Proverbs

Eskimo Proverbs arise from Arctic life on sea ice, where hunting and sharing kept families alive. Their sayings prize practical wit, respect for animals, and calm endurance through long polar nights.

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly. (Eskimo Proverb)
You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
Don't let the windows of your home be so small that the light of the sun cannot enter your rooms. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
Even the strongest the eagle cannot soar hirer than the stars. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
Glorious it is when wandering time is come. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims his ignorance. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. View proverb
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Love comes after marriage. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp, and peace in your heart. View proverb
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May your charity increase as much as your wealth. (Eskimo Proverb)
Seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy - myself. View proverb
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Summer is the season of inferior sledding. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
The caribou feeds the wolf, but it is the wolf who keeps the caribou strong. View proverb
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The wolf and the shaman are of one nest. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
Unless you're the lead sled dog, the view is pretty much the same. View proverb
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When an wise man dies, the heavens lament. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right. View proverb
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May you have kindness in your heart, a plump woman in your furs, and seal meat in you larder. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. View proverb
Eskimo Proverb
May you have kindness in your heart, a plump woman in your furs. (Eskimo Proverb)