An Old Farmers Advice....good stuff!

Subject: An Old Farmers Advice....good stuff! Thu 25 Jun 2009, 6:26 pm

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 jest 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.

Subject: Re: An Old Farmers Advice....good stuff! Thu 25 Jun 2009, 7:26 pm

I love talking to old folks, they have a lot to pass on to others who aren't there yet.

Subject: Re: An Old Farmers Advice....good stuff! Thu 25 Jun 2009, 8:14 pm

JK_JOE wrote:: I love talking to old folks, they have a lot to pass on to others who aren't there yet.

:agreed:

I get to talk to a lot of WWII vets in my job. They are the greatest.

Old folks know so much and not many people will listen.

Makes me miss my Grandpa and the talks we used to have........................................

Subject: Re: An Old Farmers Advice....good stuff! Sat 27 Jun 2009, 9:20 am

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

Walks The Walk Number of posts : 180 Registration date : 2008-07-20

I remember a high school teacher once told my class "Sometimes it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think your stupid, than to open your mouth and let people know your stupid."

I have always liked that saying. It reminds me to listen to a conversation instead of just jumping into one without knowing what is really going on. Or at least that is what I always got from it.