An Old Farmer's Advice:

Jim_S

Resident Curmudgeon
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* 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.

* 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 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 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.

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

and finally, my new favorite....

**"Jist cuz you stepped in it,don't mean ya hav'ta stand in it!"**



 

crewsk

New member
I love those Jim! I think I'll print it & hang it on my bathroom mirror so I see it every morning. Sometimes I need a little reminder to keep myself out of trouble...lol!
 
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Fisher's Mom

Mother Superior
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Those are excellent, Jim!!! Living in the south, I've heard a few of them since I was a kid. But the others I'm committing to memory for just the right moment. Thanks!
 
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