To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

Ah, gentle dames! it gars we greet,
To think how mony consels sweet,
How mony lengthened, sage read more

Ah, gentle dames! it gars we greet,
To think how mony consels sweet,
How mony lengthened, sage advices,
The husband frae the wife despises.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into read more

Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.

The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is read more

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.

In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are
the safest.

In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are
the safest.

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't read more

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.

The worst men often give the best advice.
Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.

The worst men often give the best advice.
Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.