An 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.

As I've Matured