“In the gift economy, gifts are not free. The essence of the gift is that it creates a set of relationships.”

— Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)

About Robin Wall Kimmerer

American botanist, professor and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, author of 'Braiding Sweetgrass' (2013).

“Gratitude plants the seed for abundance.”

“Grieving is a sign of spiritual health.”

“Being a good mother means teaching your children to care for the world.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”