An old farmer's advice

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong

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Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers at a distance

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Life is simpler when you plow around the stump

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A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor

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Words that soak into your ears are whispered not yelled

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Meanness don't jes' happen overnight

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Forgive your enemies It messes up their heads

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Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you

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It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge

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You cannot unsay a cruel word

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Every path has a few puddles

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When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty

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The best sermons are lived, not preached

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Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway

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Don't judge folks by their relatives

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Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer

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Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none

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Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance

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If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'

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Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got

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

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Always drink upstream from the herd

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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment

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Don't squat with yer spurs on

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Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in

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

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Live simply

Love generously

Care deeply

Speak kindly