Advice from the experienced
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 hornet is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Meanness don't just happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Live a good, joyful and honorable life, then when you get older and
think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Every path has a few puddles.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with,
watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
Most of the stuff people worry about, ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.
Timin' 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.
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,