Got this by email.... it's worth sharing. :mrgreen:
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.
*Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old to fight, he'll just kill you...
The fifth from the end reminds me of this:
(http://toadfishmonastery.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2189.0;attach=766)
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
Awesome. Just awesome.
Brilliant!
I love this one: Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Lots of wisdom there, but some of my favorites (in addition to the two above) are:
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Got a smile out of this one:
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Quote from: Agujjim on February 04, 2010, 03:41:16 PM
*Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he's too old to fight, he'll just kill you...
That one sounds
exactly like Lazarus Long, of Robert A Heinlein's universe...
:)
QuoteAlways drink upstream from the herd.
True and amusing, but I'm not sure how that one extends to life in general. ??? Can anyone help?
Don't follow the masses...
More than that, really. Also, don't let other people's sh!t cramp your day, and stay one step ahead of the herd. Aim for clean living even if everyone else is wallowing in it.
Or, if you know people is going to be sh!tting somewhere, anticipate where the sh!t is going to be now and later, and avoid it.
These are all truly marvelous. One of my faves is:
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
I've been working on that one.