The land is a chief, and a person is its lowly servant.
More Tahitian Proverbs:
You are as obstinate as Potoru.Tahitian
He is not wise who places a stones on his own roof.
Tahitian
The life of the land is the life of the people.
Tahitian
In the end, the well being of the pono, will be in the hands of the commoner.
Tahitian
If dolphins swim toward Hilo, the sea will be calm; if the dolphins swim toward Ka'u, the ocean will be rough.
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