Wise Words

1.    Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
2.    Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight, and bull strong.
3.    Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
4.    Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
5.    Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
6.    A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
7.    Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
8.    Meanness doesn't happen overnight.
9.    Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.
10.  Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.
11.  Don't corner something meaner than you.
12.  It doesn't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
13.  You can't unsay a cruel thing.
14.  Every path has some puddles.
15.  When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
16.  The best sermons are lived, not preached.
17.  Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.
18.  Don't squat with your spurs on.
19.  Don't judge people by their relatives.
20.  Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
21.  Don't interfere with something that isn't bothering you.
22.  Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
23.  It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
24.  The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swallow.
25.  If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
26.  If it doesn't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably isn't.
27.  It doesn't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
28.  Sometimes you get and sometimes you get got.
29.  The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.
30.  If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around.
31.  Don't worry about biting off more than you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger than you think.
32.  Only cows know why they stampede.
33.  Always drink upstream from the herd.
34.  If you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with you.
35.  Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
36.  Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.
37.  You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is until they get thumped.
38.  Never miss a good chance to shut up.