If somebody outdraws you, smile and walk
away.  There's plenty of time to look tough
when you're out of sight.

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

Few cowboys ever owned much.  The primary
reward of being a cowboy was the
pleasure of living a cowboy's life.

Sometimes we have winter all summer
and summer all winter.  It's mighty regular
about not raining, though.

Don't try on another man's hat.
It's almost as bad as getting on his horse.

There were only two things the old-time
cowpunchers were afraid of:
a decent woman
and being set afoot.

The mustang craved to wear no man's saddle.

Something happens to a man when he gets
on a horse, in a country where
he can ride forever.

Out there, one is truly alone with God.