A LITTLE COMMON SENSE FROM AN OLD COWBOY ...
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 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."
~ Michael Traveler
A lot of good advice, common sense maybe, but words to live by in my view
A couple of key items for me --
Any of these pieces of advice strike a special cord with you?
Or do you have a simple, common-sense piece of advice from your own life to share with us?
These are priceless!
I once knew a wonderful, older cowboy, named Morgan... We were out west on a "dude" ranch, and the very first day, we rode 40 miles. It took from sun up to way past dark, and we were dead. Utterly dead tired when we got back. Morgan peeled us off the horses and helped us stand up, and then, went over to my father, tapped him on the shoulder, and told him, "Bud, it ain't necessary to kill your womenfolk to have a good time."
Gee, what a thought.
''Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.'' LOL, it darn sure helps you survive to a ripe old age.
''Old age and treachery beats youth and skill every time''.
''If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.''
2 more :
Never squat wearing spurs
never piss on your neighbors fence he just electrified.
Those are funny!
Dowser
That is wisdom for the ages
Thanks for sharing and for the feedback
Kavika
Thanks for the perspective, those are priceless !
As a HR Director I did a lot of interviewing and I saw a lot of your last one- more bullshit than brilliance in a lot of candidates.
Essential advice to the cowboy planning to sit on a saddle the next day
I don't wear spurs Mark, but I have pissed on a few fences in my lifetime. LOLOL, haven't been electrocuted yet. But than again as I got older the ''stream'' isn't what it used to be...So, I guess I better stay away from the electrified fences in my old age.
Kavika
At our age, one big shock and electric arc could do us in
LOL, it could RIO. Or it could get our hearts really pumping. I don't think I want to try it again and see which of those two it would be.
I agree
I always liked the one attributed to Walt Kelly's Churchy la Femme of Pogo fame:
"Don't take life too serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent."
This advice has been around a long time ...
I just gotta add a few more....
A closed mouth gathers no boots....
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we are paying for....
You can't keep trouble from visiting, but you don't have to offer it a chair....
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on....
A mountain lion felt so full after eating a bull, he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. Moral of the story: when you are full of bull, keep your mouth shut....
Don't judge people by their relatives....
Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggie" until you can find a rock....
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day....
Never miss a good chance to shut up....
what the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds....
It is best to keep your troubles to yourself, cause half the people you tell won't give a durn, and the other half will be glad you have them....
He was lonely as a preacher on payday....
If it don't seem worth the effort, then it probably aint....
When you're trying something new, the fewer people that know about it, the better....
No matter where you go. There you are....
Theres plenty o time to look tough when your outta sight....
Boy, if your Horse aint wanting to go there, neither should you....
Its better to be a has been than a never was....
Dont ever try on another mans Hat, its like getting on his Horse or Woman....
Never approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any direction....
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over....
The best doctor in the world is the Veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what
is the matter, he's got to just know....
Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway....
Any cowboy can carry a tune. The trouble comes when he tries to unload it....
Nature gave us all something to fall back on, and sooner or later we all land flat on it....
When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else....
Never ask how stupid someone is 'cause they'll turn around and show you....
Some really good ones there NWM ...
Petey
And it is still perhaps the most important thing to remember in a successful relationship of any kind (friend, family or random acquaintance)
N W M
Sterling input and additions to the list
Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us