I've always gotten a kick out of reading this list.

Advice from A Wise Old Man

-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 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.
-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..
-Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.
-Most times, it comes down to common sense.

Good list, Ann. Gave me some chuckles.

Yes, indeed!

Ah, yes advice. I have often said that the only 2 things in life that are still free, are advice + kittens. As life goes on, I have come to realize that the advice factor is damned sure not free. The jury is still out on the kittens, as we are in a new era of huggy-feely yuppies, so for right now, all bets are off.

Great list!

Ann,

Agree with most of them. Sorry you chose to link lawyers with skunks and bankers.

No one likes a lawyer until you need one.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Ann,

Agree with most of them. Sorry you chose to link lawyers with skunks and bankers.

No one likes a lawyer until you need one.

And you speak the truth.

Interestingly, lawyers might be comparable to say a firearm. In some situations it is wielded with necessity. In others, it is used strictly for hate. Probably would apply to many occupations though.

Hey, I'm a 40+ year lawyer and I have never been told that I smelled like a SKUNK. Been way too close to some real ones from time to time. Don't know about the connection to bankers. . . . . .