Some Advice on Life from Wise Farmers

* Your fences ought to be horse-high, pig-tight, and bull-strong.

* Life’s a lot easier when you just plow around the stump instead of trying to dig it out.

* A mad bumblebee is way faster than a John Deere tractor.

* Don’t attend every argument you’re invited to.

* The words that stick with you are the ones whispered quietly, not yelled loudly.

* Meanness takes time to grow it doesn’t just show up overnight.

* Be somebody who makes everybody feel like somebody.

* Time is like a river - you can't step into the same river twice.

* Forgive your enemies; it messes with their heads more than yours.

* Don’t corner something meaner than you — that’s just asking for trouble.

* Holding a grudge doesn’t take much effort, but it weighs heavy on your heart.

* You can’t take back a cruel word once it’s said.

* Every path will have a few puddles — expect a little mud on the way.

* No need to look for your lost opportunity because somebody else has already found it.

* When you roll around with pigs, you’re gonna get dirty.

* Keep skunks, bankers, lawmen and lawyers at a safe distance.

* Money talks, but today it makes less cents.

* The best lessons aren’t taught from a pulpit — they’re lived out every day.

* Most of the stuff we worry about never actually happens.

* Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

* Don’t judge folks by their kin — everyone’s got their own story.

* Sometimes silence really is the best answer.

* You cannot do all of the good the world needs, but the world needs all of the good you can do. 

* Live a good, honest life, so when you look back, you’ll smile twice.

* Ideas won’t work unless you do.

* Don’t meddle in things that don’t bother you.

* Timing is everything even in a rain dance.

* The best things in life aren’t things.

* If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!

* Sometimes you got, and sometimes you get got.

* Be kind to unkind folks because they need it the most.

* The toughest troublemaker you’ll face is staring back at you in the mirror every morning.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* The deep ditches on either side of the Narrow Path are named Too Much and Too Little.

* Good judgment comes from experience — and plenty of bad judgment too.

* Letting the cat out of the bag is easy; getting it back in is a whole different story.

* If you think you’ve got influence, try telling someone else’s dog what to do.

* 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’s too old to fight, he’ll just outsmart you.

* If my brain were big enough to fully understand God, then God isn't big enough to save me.