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An Old Farmer''s Advice

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strmrdr

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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 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
 

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A lot of wisdom there.
 

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Like that advice!

I''ve seen the following advice attributed to the dali lama, but who knows...

"Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you''ll enjoy it a second time."
 

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Date: 8/7/2006 9:57:21 AM
Author:strmrdr


* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.



* The best sermons are lived, not preached.



* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.



* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.



* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.



* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.



* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.



* 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



I like a lot of these. I think the ones above are my favorites among them...at least for today. I also like the saying that harboring vengeful feelings against an enemy is like drinking a bottle of poison and waiting for him to drop dead.

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