Top Navigation

Southern Living Southern Living
  • Food
  • Holidays & Entertaining
  • Home & Garden
  • Style & Culture
  • News
  • Videos

Profile Menu

Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
Login
Sweepstakes
Subscribe

Explore Southern Living

Southern Living Southern Living
  • Explore

    Explore

    • Southern Dishes Everyone Should Know How to Make

      Southern Dishes Everyone Should Know How to Make

      We Southerners know our way around the kitchen. Read More Next
    • 12 Trees that Will Ruin Your Yard

      12 Trees that Will Ruin Your Yard

      Don’t even think about planting these pests. Read More Next
    • These Short Hairstyles Flatter at Any Age

      These Short Hairstyles Flatter at Any Age

      Like us, these only get better with age. Read More Next
  • Food

    Food

    See all Food
    • Recipes
    • Holidays & Occasions
    • Quick Fix Suppers
    • Slow Cooker Recipes
    • Desserts
    • Casseroles
  • Holidays & Entertaining

    Holidays & Entertaining

    See all Holidays & Entertaining
    • Christmas
    • Thanksgiving
    • Easter
    • Kentucky Derby
    • Mother's Day
    • 4th Of July
    • Southern Weddings
  • Home & Garden

    Home & Garden

    • Home Decor Ideas
    • Idea Houses
    • Home & Garden
    • Curb Appeal
    • The Grumpy Gardener
    • Plant Names A-Z
    • Inspired Communities this link opens in a new tab
    • House Plans & Builders this link opens in a new tab
  • Style & Culture

    Style & Culture

    See all Style & Culture
    • Southern Culture
    • Travel
    • Hair
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Pets
    • Healthy Living
  • News

    News

    See all News
    • Celebrities
    • Local Stories
  • Videos

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Your Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletters
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription this link opens in a new tab
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow us

  1. Home
  2. Southern Culture
  3. Southern Sayings

Southern Sayings

Celebrities

“It’s a Respect Thing:” Stars of 7 Little Johnstons on Why Their Kids Say, “Yes, Ma'am” and “No, Sir”

Trending Now

News

North Carolina Fifth-Grader Punished for Calling Teacher “Ma’am”

Southern Culture

Toby Keith: Who Would Win In A Wrestling Match?

Southern Culture

17 Dolly Parton Quotes on Success That Will Inspire You

More From Southern Culture
  • Southern Schools
  • Southern Sayings
  • Southern Music
  • Celebrities
  • Pet Lovers

Favorite Collections

Mother's Day

10 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way from My Mom

Southern Culture

WATCH: Our Best Ways to Say “I Love You”

Southern Culture

Baby Names Inspired by Southern Authors

Pet Lovers

Best Southern Dog Names

Pet Lovers

Southern Names for Pet Horses

Southern Sayings

40 of Our Favorite Quotes from Southern Authors

Southern Culture

Timeless Southern Baby Names

Southern Culture

Southern Grandpa Names We Love

Southern Culture

Our Favorite Southern Grandma Names

Pet Lovers

Our Favorite Southern Pig Names

Pet Lovers

25 Southern Chicken Names

Pet Lovers

Our Favorite Names for Southern Dogs

Pet Lovers

Our Favorite Names for Southern Cats

travel

The Most Colorful Southern Names in Our Editors’ Families

travel

Baby Names Inspired by Southern Cities

travel

24 Phrases Only Southerners Use

travel

Remembering a Southern Legend: Pat Summitt

Home

Our Favorite Names for Southern Grandfathers

Southern Culture

Our Favorite Southern Grandma Names

Southern Culture

Southern Pet Names

Southern Culture

Southern Names & Their Meanings

Southern Culture

Timeless Southern Baby Names

Southern Culture

Mama Always Said...Choose Your Words Carefully

Southern Culture

Southern Journal: Words on Paper

mind and body

Words To Live By

Southern Sayings

Why Saying 'Like' a Lot Is Like, Actually a Good Thing

Southern Culture

Skippers, Virginia: The Perfect Southern Accent

Southern Living

Magazines & More

Learn More

  • About Us
  • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Content Licensing this link opens in a new tab
  • Sitemap

Connect

Follow Us
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Other Meredith Sites

Other Meredith Sites

  • Allrecipes this link opens in a new tab
  • All People Quilt this link opens in a new tab
  • Better Homes & Gardens this link opens in a new tab
  • Coastal Living this link opens in a new tab
  • Cooking Light this link opens in a new tab
  • Diabetic Living this link opens in a new tab
  • EatingWell this link opens in a new tab
  • Eat This, Not That this link opens in a new tab
  • Entertainment Weekly this link opens in a new tab
  • Extra Crispy this link opens in a new tab
  • Family Circle this link opens in a new tab
  • Fitness Magazine this link opens in a new tab
  • Fit Pregnancy this link opens in a new tab
  • Food & Wine this link opens in a new tab
  • Health this link opens in a new tab
  • Hello Giggles this link opens in a new tab
  • Instyle this link opens in a new tab
  • Martha Stewart this link opens in a new tab
  • Midwest Living this link opens in a new tab
  • Martha Stewart Weddings this link opens in a new tab
  • More this link opens in a new tab
  • Myrecipes this link opens in a new tab
  • Mywedding this link opens in a new tab
  • My Food and Family this link opens in a new tab
  • Parents this link opens in a new tab
  • Parenting this link opens in a new tab
  • People this link opens in a new tab
  • People en Español this link opens in a new tab
  • Rachael Ray Magazine this link opens in a new tab
  • Real Simple this link opens in a new tab
  • Shape this link opens in a new tab
  • Ser Padres this link opens in a new tab
  • Siempre Mujer this link opens in a new tab
  • Traditional Home this link opens in a new tab
  • Travel & Leisure this link opens in a new tab
Southern Living is part of the Meredith Home Group. © Copyright 2019 Meredith Corporation. Southern Living is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporationthis link opens in a new tab All Rights Reserved. Southern Living may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Data Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab EU Data Subject Requeststhis link opens in a new tab Your California Privacy Rightsthis link opens in a new tab Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
© Copyright . All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.southernliving.com
this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.