Old Farmer's Advice

 

* Your  fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

*Keep  skunks and bankers at a Distance.

 *Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than  a John Deere tractor.

 * Words that soak into your ears are  whispered...not yelled.

  * Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

*  Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

* It  don't take a very big person to carry a Grudge.

* You cannot unsay a cruel word.

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

* The best sermons are lived,  not preached.

* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

* Don't judge folks by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

* Don't  interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.  

 * If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop  diggin'.  

* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

 * The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to  deal with, watches you from The mirror every mornin'.

 * Always  drink upstream from the herd.

 * Good judgment comes from  experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

 *  Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back  in.

* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence,  try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

 * Live simply. Love  generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.