An Old Farmer's Advice

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Dear All -

 

A friend sent me this email; it had a picture of this really old

farmer looking guy drinking something out of a Mason jar. He listed

several advice pointers and I thought it was so cute because it

reminded me of the safeties and the work we need to do on ourselves.

Thought you guys might enjoy it! :-)

 

Melissa

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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.