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 dont jes happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It dont 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 aint never gonna happen anyway.

Dont 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, youll enjoy it a second time.

Don t interfere with somethin that aint 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 youll 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 youre a person of some influence, try orderin somebody elses dog around..

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Dont pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, hell just kill you.

Most times, it just gets down to common sense.