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Good ole mid west wisdom....

moparstuart

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> Good ole mid west wisdom....
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Country Wisdom
>
> 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 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 God.*
Amen.
> --
> Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight,
> he'll just kill you.
Amen
>
>
 

mcmopar

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Just good ol' common sense. Sadly, the "new math, new morality and new everything else" is what people want today. Makes life a whole lot more complicated IMO.
 

69hemibeep

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And thats just stuff they learned along the way through life :cheers:
 
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