Forwarded by AirBurd. No original source given.

Here's some homespun philosophy that makes a lot of sense - obviously learned from first-hand experience:

• Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
• Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
• Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a lot easier than puttin' it back in.
• Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
• Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
• Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled.
• Do not corner something you know is meaner than you.
• It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
• You can’t un-say a cruel word.
• Every path has a few puddles.
• When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
• Don't judge folks by their relatives.
• The best sermons are lived, not preached.
• Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
• 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 may ever deal with, watches you from your mirror.