I am Sylvia Gallihugh. I am 70, and live and work on a farm that has been in my family for 182 years. I live a simple life and have a strong sense of right and wrong. My character comes from my Christian upbringing, parents that loved one another and who taught me a good work ethic and by living simply. I am collecting a book of folk wisdom and sayings that were common as I was growing up but have been forgotten or at least fallen out of common use- I think we are the poorer for it. Here are some examples...
(Usually over spilled milk) Oh well, at least no one got hurt
Some people just need a snack and a nap
Locks are to keep the honest people out
You cannot reason a person out of what they did not reason themselves into
All that you do, do with all your might, things done half-hearted are never done right
The help we extend others in their hour of weakness will return at the time we most need
There is no problem with a child that a spanking won't cure
A clean conscious makes a soft pillow
A kind word is never wasted
Show me your friends and I will show you your future
If you aren't early, you are late
Today is the tomorrow you thought about yesterday
A good lie is believed more than a bad truth
A good name is a second inheritance
Better to give away than lend
Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, try again.
Always keep your promises.
A good neighbor is worth more than gold
He who hears forgets, he who sees remembers, he who does learns
It's better to bend than break
IF's and BUT's butter no bread
It's better to have a hen tomorrow than an egg today
Silence is consent
The person who thinks too little talks too much
Weeds need no sowing
You never know the length of a snake until it's dead
Give a strong handshake, speak clearly and look people in the eye when you talk
Never argue with a fool
Never judge a book by it's cover
Fish or cut bait
The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them
You made your bed, now lie in it
You cannot unscramble eggs
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put back it in your pocket.
I don't think that hill is worth dying on
You don't know what you've got until it's gone
