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.

Be niggards of advice on no pretense;
For the worst avarice is that of sense.

Be niggards of advice on no pretense;
For the worst avarice is that of sense.

A fop sometimes gives important advice.
[Fr., Un fat quelquefois ouvre un avis important.]

A fop sometimes gives important advice.
[Fr., Un fat quelquefois ouvre un avis important.]

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.

If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.

If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.

Take the first advice of a woman and not the second.
[Lat., Primo dede mulieris consilio, secundo noli.]

Take the first advice of a woman and not the second.
[Lat., Primo dede mulieris consilio, secundo noli.]

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of
counsellers there is safety.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of
counsellers there is safety.

Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.

Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.