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 | Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer provide bad examples. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 9 likes |
 | Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English poet & philosopher 9 likes |
 | Advice is seldom welcome; and those who need it the most always like it the least. — Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer 8 likes |
 | The worst men often give the best advice. — Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English philosopher 7 likes |
 | I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 7 likes |
 | It’s a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research and study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other. — Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer 5 likes |
 | Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes |
 | The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite. — Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher 4 likes |
 | The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 4 likes |
 | No man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife. — Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer 4 likes |
 | Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. — Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer 4 likes |
 | Everyone I meet wants to give me directions, but I'm not lost. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist 4 likes |
 | When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. — Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976 4 likes |
 | To be successful make sure you are tanned, live in expensive buildings, even if you have to stay in the cellar, go out to expensive restaurants, even if you can only afford one drink and if you have to borrow, borrow a lot. — Aristotle Onassis, 1900-1975, Greek tycoon 3 likes |
 | The counsels of the old, like the winter sun, shine, but give no heat. — Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims 3 likes |
 | The art of advice is to make the recipient believe he thought the thought of it himself. — Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist 3 likes |
 | The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead. — Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, British Sci-Fi writer 3 likes |
 | I never give advice to younger actors. Because when I was their age, I used to ask actors older than me for advice, and the only advice I got was “Just give up.” — Michael Caine, 1933-, English actor 3 likes |
 | There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise. — Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer 2 likes |
 | Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a
woman whose troubles are worse than your own. — Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer 2 likes |
 | I'm always there to tell people that their life is not that bad. I wish it was easy to follow that advice. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see. |
| Be open to suggestion, no one is so perfect that would not need advice from time to time. |
 | To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth. |
 | There are certain people to whom one must advise craziness. |
 | My trainer don’t tell me nothing between rounds. I don’t allow him to. I fight the fight. All I want to know is did I win the round. It’s too late for advice. |
 | No one wants advice – only corroboration. |
 | The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books. |
 | The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors. |
 | Women, when looking to find a man, consider their girlfriends’ opinion of him much more than their own. |
Quotes in Verse
 | I think I can remember being dead. Many times, in winter, I approached Zeus. Tell me, I would ask him, how can I endure the earth? |
Funny Quotes
 | Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent? — Dave Barry, 1947-, American journalist 5 likes |
| The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so. — Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer 4 likes |
 | The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son |
Ancient Greek
 | It is difficult to know yourself; it is easy to give advice to others. Δύσκολον τον εαυτόν γνώναι, εύκολον τω άλλω υποτίθεσθαι. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 15 likes |
 | Do not counsel what is most pleasant, but what is best. Συμβούλευε μη τα ήδιστα, αλλά τα βέλτιστα. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 4 likes |
 | It is easier to give advice to others who suffer than bear yourself. Ράον παραινείν ή παθόντα καρτερείν. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Alcestis 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | Many give advice, few give bread. 4 likes |
 | Do as I say, not as I do. 3 likes |
 | Those giving advice are not those who pay. Les conseilleurs ne sont pas les payeurs. 2 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | I just want to say one word to you - just one word.... “Plastics”. — from the film The Graduate (1967) 4 likes |
