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Posted by becauseHElives (Member # 87) on :

* 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 bothering 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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Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight,
he'll just kill you.

Posted by MentorsRiddle (Member # 2108) on :

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

This was my favorite one [Smile]

Good post my friend.

Posted by Carol Swenson (Member # 6929) on :

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If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

How true!!! [Big Grin]

Posted by jumpinjack (Member # 7721) on :

walk softly...and carry a 40 caliber.

Posted by KnowHim (Member # 1) on :

My Favorate:

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.

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