Posted on Face Book by Jeff Mersmann October 2, 2015
Advice from An Old Farmer
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.
Don’t
pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
Most
times, it just gets down to common sense.