{"id":6774,"date":"2013-03-18T20:27:51","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T10:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=6774"},"modified":"2024-07-06T04:06:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T18:06:45","slug":"old-farmers-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=6774","title":{"rendered":"Old Farmer’s Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nGotta love the practical, earthy experience that shines throw this advice!
\n* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
\n* Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
\n* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
\n* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
\n* Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled.
\n* Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
\n* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
\n* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
\n* It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
\n* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
\n* Every path has a few puddles.
\n* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
\n* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
\n* Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
\n* Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
\n* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
\n* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
\n* Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin’ you none.
\n* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
\n* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
\n* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
\n* The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
\n* Always drink upstream from the herd.
\n* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
\n* Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
\n* If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
\n* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gotta love the practical, earthy experience that shines throw this 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 … <\/p>\n

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