Idiots can sometimes give good advice.
—Spanish Proverb
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Teeth placed before the tongue give good advice.
—Italian Proverb
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
—Anne Frank (1929–45) Holocaust Victim
People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes.
—Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1789–1849) Irish Novelist, Writer
Advice is a stranger; if he’s welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day.
—African Proverb
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
—Spanish Proverb
The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.
—Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717–97) English Art Historian, Man of Letters, Politician
I think the biggest disease this world suffers from is people feeling unloved.
—Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–97) English Royal, Humanitarian, Peace Activist
Hear sixty advisers, but be guided by your own conviction.
—The Talmud Sacred Text of the Jewish Faith
Never believe in anything until it has been officially denied.
—Otto von Bismarck (1815–98) German Chancellor, Prime Minister
The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
—Philip Sidney (1554–86) English Soldier Poet, Courtier
To advise is easier than to help.
—Common Proverb
Beware of him who gives you advice according to his own interests.
—Hebrew Proverb
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 (1909–81) American Novelist, Short Story Writer
How is it possible to expect that mankind will take advice when they will not so much as take warning?
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Irish Satirist
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English Philosopher
Advice after injury is like medicine after death.
—Danish Proverb
It is with diseases of the mind as with diseases of the body, we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do.
—Charles Caleb Colton (c.1780–1832) English Clergyman, Aphorist
The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935) American Jurist, Author
Always listen to the experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done and why. Then do it.
—Robert A. Heinlein (1907–88) American Science Fiction Writer
Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same.
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Irish Satirist
Misdirected life force is the activity in disease process. Disease has no energy save what it borrows from the life of the organism. It is by adjusting the life force that healing must be brought about, and it is the sun as transformer and distributor of primal spiritual energy that must be utilized in this process, for life and the sun are so intimately connected.
—Kabbalah Teaching Jewish Mystical, Theosophical Tradition
People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly
—Brendan Behan (1923–64) Irish Poet, Novelist, Playwright
I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Good advice is often annoying—bad advice never is.
—French Proverb
You can’t drive straight on a twisting lane.
—Russian Proverb