Cowboy Wisdom Quotes

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

  Will Rogers

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

  Tammara Webber

  Inspirational, Cowboy, Digging A Hole

  Tammara Webber (2014). “Between the Lines: The Complete Series”, p.521, Tammara Webber

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• Don't squat with your spurs on.

  Will Rogers

  Cowboy, Spurs, Cowgirls

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• You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'til they get thumped.

  Roy Bean

  Cowboy, Men

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

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Witty, Humorous

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• Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

  John Wayne

  Veterans Day, Courage, Fear

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.34, Taylor Trade Publications

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

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Witty, Humorous

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• It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

  Will Rogers

  Cowboy, Sheep, Genius

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• Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

  Debbie Macomber

  Horse, Cowboy, Grandpa

  Debbie Macomber (2013). “Texas Two-Step”, p.98, Harlequin

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• Don't interfere with something that ain't bothering' you none.

  Roy Bean

  Cowboy, Bothering You, Interfere

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• Always take a good look at what you're about to eat. It's not so important to know what it is, but it's critical to know what it was

  Texas Bix Bender

  Cowboy, Important, Looks

  Texas Bix Bender (2000). “Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On!”, p.95, Gibbs Smith

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• Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a raindance.

  Texas Bix Bender

  Cowboy, Outcomes, Timing

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• Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.

  Texas Bix Bender

  Horse, Cowboy, Speak Your Mind

  Texas Bix Bender (2000). “Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On!”, p.81, Gibbs Smith

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• Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

  Warren Buffett

  Cowboy, Needs, Rodeo

  "Retirement a la Warren Buffett" by Paul A. Merriman, www.marketwatch.com. April 17, 2013.

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• I never miss a good chance to shut up

  James Patterson

  Cowboy, Silence, Missing

  James Patterson (2017). “Along Came a Spider: (Alex Cross 1)”, p.237, Random House

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• Always drink upstream from the herd.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Leadership, Drinking

  "The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers". "Friars Club Bible of Jokes, Pokes, Roasts, and Toasts". Book by Nina Colman, p. 316, 2001.

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  No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.

  Winston Churchill

  Horse, Animal, Cowboy

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• Silence is sometimes the best answer

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

  Dalai Lama

  Karma, Buddhist, Acceptance

  "Be Happy the Dalai Lama Way" by Corine Gatti, www.beliefnet.com.

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• It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.

  Cecil Parkinson

  Success, Has Beens

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• What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Country, Sarcasm

  "Creative Leadership: Mining the Gold in Your Workforce". Book by A. S. Migs Damiani, p. 168, 1998.

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• Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

  Will Rogers

  Cowboy, Men, Chewing

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• A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

  Beryl Markham

  Horse, Cowboy, Emotional

  Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.133, Open Road Media

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• If in another world there is any riding — and God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses — I cannot but think that there will be a soft swishing as of the footsteps of some invisible horse heard occasionally on the familiar trails over which the equestrian statue is to look.

  Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham

  Horse, Heaven, Equestrian

  "Thirty Tales & Sketches".

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  There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Reading, Learning

  "The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers". "Friars Club Bible of Jokes, Pokes, Roasts, and Toasts". Book by Nina Colman, p. 316, 2001.

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