As a child, chances are you heard these adages once or twice. More than likely you rolled your eyes every time your mom reminded you of one of these. Now that you're older (and wiser), you can truly understand the gravity behind these sayings.
1. "If you ain't got nothin' nice to say, don't say nothin' at all."
2. "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
3. "Can't never could."
4. "You can't get mad in the same britches you were just happy in."
5. "A crooked corn stalk can still have a straight ear."
6. "It's okay to see the good in someone, but don't use that as an excuse for someone who treats you no good."
7. "The woodpile don't grow too fast in the dead of winter."
8. "Many good cotton stalks get chopped up associating with weeds."
9. "Turnip tops don't tell you the size of the turnips."
10. "The distance to the next milepost depends on the mud in the road."
11. "Don't Spoil Saturday night by counting the minutes to Monday Morning."
12. "Don't trade off a coonskin before you catch the coon."
13. "Tomorrow may be the carriage driver's day for ploughing."
14. "Meat fried before morning won't last until night."
15. "If you have to eat dirt, eat clean dirt."
16. "The cotton patch don't care which way you vote."
17. "If it takes a whole hoecake to catch half a catfish, let him be."
18. "A abbit knows a fox path just as well as a hound."
19. "You can hide a fire, but what are you gonna do with the smoke?"
20. "Don't blame the cow when the milk gets sour."
21. "Watch out when you're gettin' all you want. Fattened pigs ain't in luck."
22. "You can't tell much about a chicken pot pie until you get through the crust."
23. "The mosquito says grace too loudly before sittin' down to eat."
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