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    [b]Thanks to Tomilee Edmunson for sending this delightful column to me.
    I hope you all enjoy this piece and find something that makes you smile.
    - Chuck[/b]

    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 Fate.

    Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just shoot you.
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  • #2
    Chuck, that reminds me of my father soooo much. I gotta add one of his little pieces of advice that seems to be in the same spirit.

    Never invest in anything that eats.

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    • #3
      My Daddy always said, "Baby...Don't ever play another man's game."
      "We are all ignorant--we merely have different areas of specialization."~Anonymous
      People, PLEASE..It's ONLY a website!~Me

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Helly View Post
        Chuck, that reminds me of my father soooo much. I gotta add one of his little pieces of advice that seems to be in the same spirit.

        Never invest in anything that eats.
        I was going to say the exact same thing. Funniest thing was for half my dad's life he was a farmer (He quit because it was either quit or get bigger, so to speak)! :P

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        • #5
          Oh I love it, Chuck! I copied and pasted the whole thing! Thank you for posting it!
          Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
          www.ChrisSertzel.com

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          • #6
            Loved those! Thanks for posting Chuck.

            I don't think a farmer said it, but I also like:

            A good conscience makes a soft pillow.

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