He had written them down for me once before. Sayings….you know the kind that make you stop and think. I had lost the letter, with these saying, in a house fire. Almost ten years and upon my request, he wrote them down again. His name is Hank, my father-in-law….also known as Gramps. It’s the kind of short bits of wisdom, you get all sandwiched into one or two lines. I wouldn’t care about them, if they weren’t from someone who I greatly admired. Known as a good storyteller and a man who walks with integrity. The dad I’ve relied on since mine has been gone. The one who raised a good man, actually five of them, but many young men are influenced by him. No telling how many horses, kids, and grandkids he’s hauled down the road to a show, horse camp, or out to the pasture. All with these sayings. Saying one to one of the buttons, as they were getting out to open a gate, working in the pens, returning to college, or leaving the house. Never skipping a beat as to question his remark. Here’s just some of them but I’m sure there’s more.
15 Sayings We Don’t Hear Anymore
1. When I started to college my Daddy was dumb as a post— by the time I graduated he was a genius!
2. Whether you are training a horse or bringing up a child— its not about the bit or bosal …..its about the hands on the reins!
3. Don’t grow too soon old….and too late smart.
4. I didn’t get these knots on my bald head— by laying home in bed
5. Never trust a boar hog, stud horse, or bull! I don’t care who gentled them!
6. You won’t miss the water ‘til the well goes dry.
7. …two things in life impossible to do— run water up hill or put stripped toothpaste back in the tube.
8. Two of the hardest things to do are jump a 5-wire fence leanin’ toward you or kiss a girl leavin’ away from you.
9. ‘Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool….than to speak and remove all doubt.
10. Even a blind hog will find an acorn once in awhile…
11. You can learn something from everyone. Even if it’s how not to do it!
12. Never judge a book by its cover, a horse by it’s color, or a man by the clothes he wears.
13. …..A man works from sun to sun. A woman’s work is never done.
14. Quickest way to double your money….fold it over and put it back in your pocket.
15. Walk out like you’re going someplace….even if you’re not.
You may have grown up with some that are similar. But whatever the case it’s these words that make us stop and think. Some of these sayings above, even have Biblical roots. We find them all throughout God’s Word. I hope we can take His sayings, and make them a part of who we are, who are children are, and pass them down to generations to come.
http://www.biblestudytools.com/proverbs/17-24.html
24 A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
What sayings did you grow up hearing? I know there’s some good ones out there. Love hearing from you……..thecowboypastorswife
“Sometimes a wise man changes his mind, but a fool never does.”
-Pappaw
What ever it is you gain through political influence, be prepared to be stuck with it for life.
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, I’m just not sure you realize that what you heard is not nessarily what I meant.
I see, said the blind man, to the deaf horse.
Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see and you might make it in life. “PawPaw”
A daughter is a daughter all her life,a son is a son till he takes a wife.
Don’t put in your mouth what you wouldn’t hold in you hand.
Pretty is as pretty does!!
1. It’s hard to catch your balance when running backwards – Stand up and face whatever is challenging you.
2. Be careful how you live your life – You may be the only Bible some people read.
Just a couple from my husband – My favorite Total Cowboy –
I enjoy reading & am always looking for things of inspiration, little sayings, etc. Often work with people of all ages therefore find it interesting to get their reaction to comments that get their brain to working!
1. Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it…
2. If you can’t say nothing nice about some one…don’t say nothing…
3. By whatever stick you measure/judge…you will be measured/judged…
Don’t worry about the mule just load the wagon
My Grandmother used to say, “Only fools and dead people don’t change their minds.”
What my Mother wrote inside my first Bible:
“This little book will teach you to live
Prepare you to die
And lead you to mansions on High.”
chose your mate wisely.a woman can throw more out the back door with a tea spoon than you can in the front with a shovel.
Anything worth doin, is worth doin twice.-Gregg Gossett
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.-unknown
Mount your hoe.-Travis Gossett.
The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.-Randy Simpson
From my mother:
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”
“If you touch dirt, it sticks to ya.” She used to say this in relation to picking friends who were making good choices in life. But then I think there was another along the lines of go ahead and touch it, dirt washes off – as in, reach out and help others in whatever situation of life a person might be in. Even if their situation has led them into deep sin or degradation, helping them won’t ‘contaminate’ you. Anyone know what that saying might have been?
The good news is “I taught you everything I know and half of it is wrong”. The bad news is I don’t know which half.
You keep Horsen’ around your gonna be walking around with your hand on your head and a bumb under it!!
I see said the blind man to the deaf woman over the telephone!!
1. You might as well spit in the wind. 2. Getting them to do something is like butting a stump.
My grandma would say “I wouldn’t have a child who didn’t have a temper and I won’t tolerate one who can’t control it.”