My dad had lots and lots of sayings. Here are a few:
A blind man would be tickled to death to see that.
...since I was knee-high to a grasshopper.
It's so late, my bed is wondering where I am.
You can take the boy out of the farm, but you can never take the farmer out of the boy.
When you're in a foxhole being shot at, the color and religion of the guy next to you don't matter much.