KEN ALSTAD QUOTES II

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A toothless dog chews careful.

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It's harder to make a banker out of a hoss thief than a hoss thief out of a banker.

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Surprise is a near-sighted porcupine fallin' in love with a cactus.

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Laugh when you borrow and you'll cry when you pay.

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Tags: borrowing


Weigh words, don't count 'em.

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To avoid temptation, yield.

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Some men never reach a marriageable age.

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Some cowboys got too much tumbleweed in their blood to settle down.

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You're bound to succeed if you have ignorance and confidence.

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A go-getter is a cowboy who forgot to hobble his horse.

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Lawyers get you out'n the kind of trouble you'd never get in if there was no lawyers.

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A politician don't steal elections, he pays for 'em.

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Hate is like water in a dry gulch. The longer it runs, the deeper it digs.

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A man who looks for easy work goes to bed tired.

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Men honor men who honor their fellow men.

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Nerves is just a case of which end of a six-gun you happen to be lookin' at.

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Do not feed nuts to a man with no teeth.

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Don't point a gun at nobody you ain't willin' to shoot, if necessary.

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Never try to drown your sorrows if she can swim.

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A lot of folks would do more prayin' if they could find a soft spot for their knees.

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Tags: prayer