MikesRJ 558 #1 Posted August 17, 2010 Old Farmer's Advice: 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. -- Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, and he'll just kill you anyway. And, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorHfuhruhurr 137 #2 Posted August 17, 2010 and never eat the yellow snow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racinfool40 203 #3 Posted August 17, 2010 :USA: for sharing mikesrj words to live by :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VinsRJ 723 #4 Posted August 17, 2010 That was good :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 1,022 #5 Posted August 17, 2010 If the whole country would live by this just think of what a great place it would be!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger from southern Iowa 1 #6 Posted August 17, 2010 That's cool...and very true. Thanks Mike!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #7 Posted August 17, 2010 If the whole country would live by this just think of what a great place it would be!!! Jeff, at least up in our neck of the woods (New England), a lot of folks still do. And the rest of the members of RS are tryin' their darndest as well, I'd have to say! ~Duff :USA: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #8 Posted August 17, 2010 Thanks Mike for posting this. Duff- It's a little tougher in the lower 1/2 of New England, but we sure are trying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #9 Posted August 17, 2010 Good words to live by... Chaz :USA: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefeathers 15 #10 Posted August 18, 2010 Great advice Mike! I like it!!!! And folks rember this!!! Be careful what you wish for, You just might get it!!! HORSEFEATHERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse'n Around 22 #11 Posted August 18, 2010 Great words of wisdom, we would all be better off if more folks took them to heart. While reading them I spotted some that I could do better at, I will work on them too Thanks for sharing this, John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
