Thanks Jan.
* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
*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 bothering you none.
* 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.
*Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just shoot you.
Gosh, I got to mail myself these sayings. I had forgotten almost all of them. What a blessing memories are.
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It isn't impressive Patti. It is just one of those things that I do that confounds most people. Since day one, almost, I have been able to think about doing something -- anything really -- and I then set about doing it. I thought about being a millionaire many times but I also have another glitch -- I tend to think of something else and go off on that binge.
Excellent advice in that!!
ReplyDeleteSeveral of those I should tatoo on my forehead.
ReplyDeleteGood advises all.
ReplyDeleteAbe,
ReplyDeleteYou really need to narrow in on that millionaire thing.
Most of those sayings I had heard thru out my life, just never saw them all in one place with a nice farmer accent.
Kenju,
You can't go wrong on any of those except maybe letting an old man kill you.
nitwit
Me too, me too. Sometimes I forget to remember the good stuff.
Blue
So glad you were able to translate. I thought some of those expressions might not translate well.
Cute ones Patti... I've heard some of them, but not all. My fav is "The best sermons are lived, not preached".
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Betsy
Betsy,
ReplyDeleteAmen sister. Example beats the stuffings out of words.
These sayings cover about all the wisdom we learn during our lives! I especially like this one: The best sermons are lived, not preached.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.