Old Farmer's Advice
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig tight and bull strong.
Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers 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.
Don't corner something that is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You can't 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 the 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 out of the bag is a heap easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody's else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Used by Permission, Rev. L.R. Russell