“Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched” dates from 1570.(Means it's too bad something did not go your way) Whatsa Matta canoe? (As in: Why the frown? Whatsa Matta canoe?).

Have you ever experienced being around some with a strong work ethic – and how did that influence you? -) Jack Freed's Winning Words When there’s a job to be done, it’s gotta be done with no excuses. It’s said that “There’s no crying in baseball.” Well, there’s no being tired when you’re a rancher. No time clock to punch, no pay check at the end of the week…just jobs that had to be done, like mending fences, herding cattle, fixing equipment.

“A feller can get a lot done in a day if he gets up early enough.” (Ungerecht Quote) This quote sounds like something from the Old Farmer’s Almanac, but it’s a slogan from a family of ranchers that I know.

Tighter than bark on tree (reference to frugality.).

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

Take good neighbor, find good neighbor.

Look at the pot who is calling the kettle black.

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

When we were late for dinner she would say (while she was already eating,) 'We waited for you like one hog waits for another.' She often described my frugality as saying, 'Daniel, you are tight as bark on tree.'

Cliche gambling sayings