Cowboy Wisdom
A lot of wisdom in these cowboy "pearls"
- Don't name a pig you plan to eat
- Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight, and bull strong
- Life is not about how fast you run,or how high you climb, but how well you bounce
- Life is simpler when you plough around the stump.
- A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
- Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
- Meanness don't happen overnight.
- Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.
- Don't sell your mule to buy a plough.
- Don't corner something meaner than you.
- It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
- You can't unsay a cruel thing.
- Every path has some puddles.
- When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
- The best sermons are lived, not preached.
- Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.
- Don't squat with your spurs on.
- Don't judge people 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 something that ain't botherin' you none.
- Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
- It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
- The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swallow.
- If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
- If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.
- It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
- Sometimes you get and sometimes you get got.
- The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.
- If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
- Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
- Only cows know why they stampede.
- Always drink upstream from the herd.
- If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.
- 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.
- You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'till they get thumped.
- Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Author: Texas Cattleman
