Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
Harper LeeCan Love be controlled by advice? (The Beggar's Opera 1728)
John GayA good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
Edgar Watson HoweThere is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.
Sydney SmithAdvice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeGood advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
Duc De La RochefoucauldIt has been well observed that few are better qualified to give others advice than those who have taken the least of it themselves
Oliver GoldsmithBe yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.
J B PriestleyAdvice to persons about to marry - Don't!
Henry MayhewDon't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.
Joan RiversA journalist is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of advice, a regent of sovereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets
Napoleon BonaparteWhen we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
Saul BellowHe was too good. I would suggest to his next opponent that he doesn't look to me for advice [on losing to Federer]
Andre AgassiAccept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first place.
Gene BrownFriendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
Robert LyndI trust that whoever leads the Conservative Party actually pays regard to my advice on how we should conduct ourselves and I personally will obviously support whoever eventually wins.
Kenneth ClarkeThe main thing in HIPs is an energy rating for the home - just like you get for a fridge or a washing machine - with advice on how to cut your carbon emissions and your fuel bills too.
Yvette CooperI daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice. - Of Human Bondage
W Somerset MaughamAlthough I am flexible and ready to take advice, I can't carry an umbrella of thoughts over my head that would distract me and affect my music making.
Zubin MehtaGet some dance lessons [on his advice to Keith Jack from any dream will do]
John BarrowmanMy advice if you insist on slimming: Eat as much as you like-just don't swallow it.
Harry SecombeAdvice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Erica JongDon't take advice from people with missing fingers.
Henry BeadA word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill CosbyAdvice is a dangerous gift, even to the wise from the wise, and all courses may run ill.
J R R TolkienHaving lived in China for 4 years, working as an HR manager in a Chinese company,
I'm somewhat uncomfortable being associated with the horde of academic locusts that have descended upon China, spent a week there, and came back to give advice as an expert on China. There are no experts on China.
Dr. Romie F. LittrellMost people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.
Kahlil GibranMy advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
Thornton WilderThe advice I would give them [graduates] is whatever you are going to do, if you don't enjoy it, don't do it.
Philip GreenThe best piece of advice I ever got came from my agent, who told me to stop slagging off studio heads when I'm doing interviews.
Ewan McGregorTo ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery (Maxims and Reflections)
John CollinsTake the first advice of a woman and not the second.
Gilbertus Cognatus NoxeranusWhen a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart.
Helen RowlandI do think there is a sense of Tony Blair having lost his sense of purpose and direction, so my advice to him is to recover that sense of purpose and direction and that remains the best option
Charles ClarkeWhen your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway.
Erma BombeckMy advice would be: if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't
X FactorMy advice, Be healthy, reach your own goals and don't be afraid to impersonate a SNL star...
Teri HatcherYou can seduce a man without taking anything off, without even touching him. [any advice how, Rae Dawn Chong?]
Rae Dawn ChongDying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.
W Somerset MaughamJust pray for a tough hide and a tender heart. [advice on how to get through life well]
Ruth GrahamDon't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without. [Advice to those preparing for marriage]
James C DobsonA good scare is worth more to a man than good advice [now, is giving a good scare a piece of good advice, which could lead to a philosophical conundrum?]
Edward HoweUnruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends, but to the counsels and monitions of reason itself.
Sir Roger L'EstrangeThe best career advice given to the young is: 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it'
Katherine DunhamIt is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.
Warren BurgerI agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no better way than by taking your advice from beginning to end
Ellen GlasgowIf I were to give one piece of advice, I would say to never accept anything that you hear or see at face value. As a general rule of thumb, then the more you question, the better.
Ernest GainesMy advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
SocratesMany receive advice, few profit by it. - Maxims
Publilius SyrusAdvice is like castor oil, easy to give, but dreadful to take.
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