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 just 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 and 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 bothering 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, and leave the rest to God.�

�Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just
kill you.�

Some days all you can do is smile and wait for some kind soul to come pull your behind out of the bind you've gotten yourself into.

Hat tip: Donna M.