• Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
• Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
• It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
• When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
• Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
• Don't judge folks by their relatives.
• Always drink upstream from the herd.
• Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
• Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
• If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
• Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Wisdom number 18 in a November full of insights.