Wisdom from Will Rogers

Someone passed the following email content along to me about Will Rogers. Many of you may have read the same.

Receiving this spawned an idea to read more about Will Rogers. Did you know that there is an official Will Rogers Web Site?

On the site I clicked on to one link that lead to a story of Will Rogers and a Fly Girl - Sophie Mary, Lady Heath - a well known lady pilot of the day.

If you take time to read it you will see a side of Will Rogers that is fascinating. He believed in marriage and was true to his wife.... yet the woman described in the story did everything to tear that reputation to shreds. The nightmare of one lunch meeting for Will Rogers would last a life time. Click on the line above or this one to read more.

Now in a day and age of the early 1900s, the world that Will Rogers lived in was not much different from ours. Gossip raged about popular people. The man's life was constantly on parade.

In 2006, you will find your life constantly on parade as well. How you and I live our lives is so very important.
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Will Rogers, who died in a plane crash with Wylie Post in 1935, was probably the greatest political sage this country has ever known. These are some of the quotes from Will Rogers.

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

3. There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman...neither works.

4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

5. Always drink upstream from the herd.

6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.

8. Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.

12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

ABOUT GROWING OLDER...

First ~ Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.

Fourth ~ When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

Sixth ~ I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

Tenth ~ Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf

And finally ~ If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.