Maori Proverbs

Early arrivals have the pick.

When one chief disappears another is ready to appear. No one is indispensable.

It would be better to let others praise.

Don’t die like an octopus, die like a hammerhead shark.

Have two strings to your bow.

An active person will remain healthy while a lazy one will become sick.

Your Museum from Home

One canoe which we are all in with no exception.

As man disappears from sight, the land remains.

As an old net withers, another is remade.