WIST Quotations

Harris, Joel Chandler -- “Plantation Proverbs,” Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (1880).

Dave — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:04:28 +0000

Watch out w’en you’er gittin all you want. Fattenin’ hogs ain’t in luck.

Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) American writer
“Plantation Proverbs,” Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (1880).

Harris, Joel Chandler -- Legends of the Old Plantation, “How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox” (1886)

Dave — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:39:47 +0000

“I don’t keer w’at you do wid me, Brer Fox,” sezee, “so you don’t fling me in dat brier-patch. Roas’ me, Brer Fox” sezee, “but don’t fling me in dat brier-patch,” sezee.

Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) American writer
Legends of the Old Plantation, “How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox” (1886)

Harris, Joel Chandler -- Plantation Proverbs

Dave — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:56:59 +0000

Youk’n hide de fier, but w’at you gwine do wid de smoke?

Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) American writer
Plantation Proverbs

Harris, Joel Chandler -- Uncle Remus

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

You can’t run away from trouble. There ain’t no place that far.

Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) American writer
Uncle Remus

May actually be from the movie Song of the South (1946), based on Harris' tales.