KEN ALSTAD QUOTES II

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To avoid temptation, yield.

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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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Never gamble with a man who knows both sides of the cards.

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

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

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

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Teeth and memory weaken with age.

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Second-hand gold is as good as new.

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Weigh words, don't count 'em.

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A drunken tongue tells what's on a sober mind.

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Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

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Experience is another word for mistakes.

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The cards ain't been shuffled good 'less you got a good hand.

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Brains in the head saves blisters on the feet.

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Tags: intelligence


Eagles don't catch flies.

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

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Don't build the gate till you've built the corral.

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When you scalp a man more'n once, you begin to run out of hide.

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A man who tells you he's no fool has his suspicions.

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A dead man's shroud has no pockets.

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Tags: death