Posted on 05/24/2005 1:47:40 PM PDT by hobson
* 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
I really like this one.
* 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 s omethin' 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.
Oh good grief. bread = break
"For every mile of road, there's two miles of ditch."
Keep your saddle oiled and your gun greased.
A worm is the only animal that can't fall down.
Give me the bacon without the sizzle.
There's more than one way to break a dog from sucking eggs.
Don't rile the wagon master.
A lean dog runs fast.
My departed dad's favorite:
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
Folksy Ping.
My personal favorite:
"You make a living by what you get.
You make a life by what you give."
"You can't always get what you want....But if you try sometimes you might find...You get what you need!"
Oh, wait...that's the Rolling Stones....
Nevermind!
"Each time you cross the pasture, your shoes ought to be cleaner than the time before."
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
They can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.
Don't squat with your boots on
rofl! I sing that to the kids all the time when they want something. Needless to say, they HATE that song now. :D
M6y farmer uncle used to say "That ain't no hill for a stepper."
OOpps! I meant...don't squat with your spurs on...
So that's what that preview button is for...sigh.....
Sorry, but this is one of those internet emails that has been around forever.
Most of the sayings have been debunked by scopes.com.
:)
LOL! Well actually, it works both ways.
Boots aren't so bad, but don't squat with your spurs on.
That's silly, these are truisms. Do you have one to contribute?
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