An Old Farmer's Advice: ���

[John Baker]

An 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 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.

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