Will Rogers was one of America's most venerated homespun humorists. The modern generation of millenials and whatever the rest of the flood of young humanity is in this country is called by people who dream up these names, has never heard of Will Rogers. I think that is sad. So many of his throw-away lines were far deeper than the surface humor the offered up and had application to many of life's problems. So today I offer a few of my favorite quotes from him:
"Never miss a good chance to shut up"
"Always drink upstream from the herd"
"Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance"
"Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is!"
"When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging!"
And my all time personal favorite:
“There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin’. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.”
Nothing like a little light hearted humor to begin the day!
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