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kismetstrand


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

   * Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers 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 botherin' 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.


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melanieL


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Thanks for posting that really enjoyed it, and so true.  Good way to start the day.

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Kis,

My favorite book in the whole world. Old farmers and young farmers are great. The Almanac may not always get the weather straight, but they never go wrong on the advice. Thanks for the smile.

Live strong,
Karilynn

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Thank you for sharing this Kis.


Much Love,



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