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 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. 
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you're read more
My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you're boned, what's left to create the illusion? Let 'em wonder. I never believed in givin' them too much of me.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
 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.] 
 What advice you give, be short.
 [Lat., Quidquid praecipies esto brevis.]  
 What advice you give, be short.
 [Lat., Quidquid praecipies esto brevis.] 
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones who need the advice.
A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones who need the advice.