Bits of Cowboy Wisdom

"The best way to get a cowboy to do something is to suggest he is too old for it."
"Nobody but cattle know why they stampede and they ain't talking."
"One good sharp knife is worth two of almost anything else, except women and horses, of course."
"Never trust a man who agrees with you. He's probably wrong."
"If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, best take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there."
"Always feed your horses and take time for your friends."
"A man on foot is no man at all."
"A good horse is never a bad color."
"A pair of six-shooters beats a pair of aces."
"If you can't squat with your spurs on, you ain't a real cowboy."
"Learn to speak kind words--nobody resents them."
"I am what I want to be."
"Careful is a naked man climbing a barbed wire fence."
"Always ride the horse in the direction it's going."
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."
"Don't wear woolly chaps in sheep country during the breeding season."
"Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule or a cook."
"It ain't so much a matter of not knowing, as it is a matter of knowing so much that ain't so."
"Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much." --John Wayne
"A man is not born a cowboy; He becomes one."
"Some people grin and bear it. Other people smile and change it."
"An old timer is a man who's had a lot of interesting experiences -- some of them true."
"Every cowboy thinks he knows more than every other cowboy. But the only thing they all know for sure is when's payday and where's grub." --LLRoyster
"Civilization has taught us to eat with a fork, but even now if nobody is around, we use our fingers." --Will Rogers 
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please." --Mark Twain "You raise kids, dogs, and horses all the same."--Ray Farmer