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Granpa's words of wisdom

Waliczek

Well-Known Member
Jan 31, 2007
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Kansas City, Kansas
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight, and bull-strong.
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> Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
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> Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
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> A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
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> Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
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> Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
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> Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
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> Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
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> It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
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> You cannot unsay a cruel word.
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> Every path has a few puddles.
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> When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
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> The best sermons are lived, not preached.

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> Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
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> Don't judge folks by their relatives.
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> Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
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> Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back,
You'll enjoy it a second time.
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> Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
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> If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
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> The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches
you from the mirror every mornin'.
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> 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.
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> If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, Try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
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> Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
 

hairymick

Well-Known Member
Dec 8, 2005
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Queensland, Australia
Heya Wal,

That is priceless. Thank you. Your Granddad was a very wise man.

I hope you don't mind but that was simply too good not to share. I have posted that on a Couple of Aussie forums.