Farmers can be really wise. They learn a lot by making their living from the land, or from raising livestock on their property. Here is some wisdom from the farm.
- “Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.”
- “Keep skunks, lawyers 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 just 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 and 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.”
- “Timin’ 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, and leave the rest to God.” “Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”