A Cowgirl's Guide To Life
written by Gladiola Montana
- Callin’ women the weaker sex makes about as much sense as callin’ men the stronger one.
- Her code of the West: Use a short rope, a sweet smile, and a hot brand.
- A woman who intends to lean on her husband for support better make sure he’s standing on solid ground.
- Anybody who thinks they know everything ain’t been around long enough to know anything.
- Learn to tie some useful knots.
- The time to dance is when the music is playing.
- “One of these days” is “None of these days”.
- You can’t get ahead of anybody you’re tryin’ to get even with.
- There’s no need to buckle on chaps and spurs just to drive the milk cows in.
- If you wake up and find yourself a success, you ain’t been asleep.
- You don’t have to wait for someone to bring you flowers – plant your own garden.
- Be sure to taste your words before you spit ‘em out.
- You can’t keep trouble from visiting, but you don’t have to offer it a chair.
- If you’ve done it, it ain’t braggin’.
- It’s prudent to spend less time tryin’ to figure out whose right and more time trying to figure out what’s right.
- You can’t drown your sorrows; they know how to swim.
- If you find happiness inside of yourself, you’ll find it in other places too.
- A habit is either a blessing or a curse. Think about that when you find you’ve fallen into one.
- If you want a little extra attention, ask your husband if you can borrow his six-shooter for the night.
- Sheep don’t associate with wolves, and for a dang good reason.
- Cryin’ about a bad past is a waste of good tears.
- Always try to make folks happy, even if it means going out of your way to avoid ‘em.
- When you see a turtle on a fence post, you may not know how it got there, but you can be darn sure it had help.
- If you don’t have a good reason to do something, then you’ve got a dang good reason not to do it.
- If you wanta say no, it’s best to say it right away.
- A woman’s intuition comes from payin’ attention to what’s goin’ on around her.
- New and improved can’t beat tried and true.
- When kissin’ a cowboy in the rain make sure both of you fit under his hat.
- You’ll make better progress if you’ll get out of your own way.
- A lot of families headed west with no more than bedding, buckets, Bibles, and high hopes. That’s a pretty good start.
- Be wary of puppy love; it can lead to a dog’s life.
- A lesson every cowgirl should learn is where her business ends and someone else’s starts.
- Share your wisdom, not your prejudices.
- The secret to a long life is to be willin’ to grow older.
- Nobody’s credit is better than his money.
- If you don’t expect much, you ain’t gonna get much.
- It’s no big deal cleaning house, cooking meals, doing laundry. More men oughta try it.
- Don’t find fault; find a remedy.
- About half your troubles come from wantin’ your own way; the other half come from getting’ it.
- A clear conscience is a restful pillow.
- There’s no future in livin’ in the past.
- If you get all wrapped up in yourself, you’ll find you make a pretty small package.
- Don’t try so hard to make your man a good husband that you don’t have time to be a good wife.
- There is a charm about a man who is wild. Don’t fall for it.
- Getting up a lynch party is not group therapy.
- It’s easier to stay well than to get well.
- You can’t know everything; neither can anyone else.
- Charity is not a luxury acquired along the way. It must be nurtured from the heart’s beginning.
- When there’s a drought everybody is dry. When it rains, everybody gets wet. Mother Nature makes no distinctions.
- Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.
- To win you just gotta get up one more time that you fall.
- Don’t let anybody’s opinion kill your belief in yourself.
- When you disagree try not to be so disagreeable about it.
- A heart must be given to gain the heart of another.
- Virtue is its own punishment.
- Whenever you go away always come back before they learn to get along without you.
- Do not squander your pity or your strengths.
- Even a fool can be right some of the time
- Convincing yourself that a bad idea is a good one is a bad idea.
- From time to time find yourself a place so peaceful that you can enter the quiet.
- Given a choice between show and tell, silence is golden.
- Leisure to repent is a luxury ill-afforded.
- There is a big difference between a picnic and a pilgrimage.
- Horses always start, they never run out of gas, and they will not get you greasy.
- Men – you can’t live with them, and you can’t shoot ‘em.
- Baloney is baloney, no matter how thin you slice it.
