Sunday, February 1, 2009

Advice



An Old Farmer's Advice

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


* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers 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.

The Bible Is The Bread Of Life ...
and it never becomes stale.

3 comments:

natalie said...

Hey! I could really relate to these!:)
I like the one about don't corner someone meaner than you!lol!
And hey it sure doesn't take abigger person to hold a grudge Liz!
very apppropo dear
I have to clean those grudges clear out of my system!
There should eba class on that! How ar eyou?
hugs,natalie

robinthebruce said...

i love these old farmers tales,i be thinking all day to see if i can add to them my minds blank at the moment,thanks paul..

Unknown said...

Great old farmers tales.