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...got this list of advice in Jan, 2006....still valid all these 10 y e a r s later!

YOU GOTTA KNOW THAT

- 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 Deer tractor
- words that soak into your ears are whispered..., not yelled
- meanness don't yes happen overnight
- forgive your enemies: it messes up their heads
- do not corner something 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 get to wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty
- the best sermons are lived, not preached
- most of the stuff people worry about ain't 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, 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
  e v e r  y  morning!
- always drink upstream from the herd
- good judgement comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgement
- meeting the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in
- if you get thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around
- live simply; love generously; care deeply; speak kindly
- leave the rest to the will of the winds