Wednesday, June 16, 2010

My Own Randomness

An Old Farmer's Advice:

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



~ 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.
~ 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.

Do you have an insightful sayings to share? 

Peace and Joy,
Susan

Colossians 3:13 (NIV) Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

4 comments:

Joyce said...

Today is our anniversary and someone shared this with me...

'Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that'. ~Michael Leunig

Enjoy your day!

gigi said...

I think you covered a ton of grat ones. Happy Day!

Sweet Tea said...

Hi Susan, you had some sayings I had never heard. Especially LOVED the last one. You're a hoot!!

Mary said...

Those were great!