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A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
[Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo
Ha read more
They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
[Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo
Ha de ser de la muger.]
Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice
Hath often stilled my brawling discontent.
Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice
Hath often stilled my brawling discontent.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
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.
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
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.]
Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.
Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of
counsellers there is safety.
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of
counsellers there is safety.