An old farmer's advice
25 ways to make life better
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Your fences need to be horse-high, pig tight and bull-strong.
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Keeps skunks and 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 jess’ 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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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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Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
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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 judgement comes from experience and a lotta that comes from bad judgement.
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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 elses dog around.
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Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.