“Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.” ~ George Washington

“When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.” ~'Josh Billings' (Henry Wheeler Shaw)

“There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.” ~Gore Vidal

“I can't help thinking that this would be a better world if everyone would listen to me.” ~Lucy van Pelt

“Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.” ~Earl of Chesterfield

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” ~George S. Patton

“Many receive advice, few profit from it.” ~Publius Cyrus, 42 BC

“The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.” ~Hannah Whitall Smith

“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

“He that won't be counselled can't be helped.” ~Benjamin Franklin

“Advice is like mushrooms. The wrong kind can prove fatal.” ~unknown

“Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Advice is least heeded when most needed.” ~English proverb

“Take my advice; I'm not using it.” ~unknown

“Don't ask a blind man to show the way.” ~Japanese proverb



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