My Daddy Sent me this. Its a mighty fine bit of advice.

An Old Farmer's Advice

• 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 don't  jes' happen overnight. 
• Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. 
• Do not corner something that 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 wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. 
• The best sermons are lived, not preached.
•  Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never 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 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 you'll 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' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.. 
• Live simply.
• Love generously. 
• Care deeply.  
• Speak kindly. 
• Leave the rest to God.