As long as I live, I swear by all which is relevant, that common sense, is really not that common.  I am finding each day that more people are more concerned with themselves than their immediate need to care for, or about their fellow man.  However, to live a fruitful life, here are some old fashioned, common sense tips.

• Your fence needs to be horse-high, pig tight and bull-strong.
• Keep skunks, bankers and lawyers 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.
• Meaness don’t jus’ happen overnight.
• Forgive our enemies, it messes with their heads.
• Don’t corner something that is meaner than you.
• It doesn’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, you are going to get dirty.
• The best sermons are lived, not preached
• Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen.
• 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 something 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 digging.
• 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 morning.
• Always drink upstream from the herd.
• Good judgment comes from experience.
• Letting the cat outta the bag is a lot easier than putting it back in.
• If you get to thinking you are a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
• Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.