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'Twas good advice, and meant,
"My son, be good."
'Twas good advice, and meant,
"My son, be good."
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.
Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.
Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
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.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
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.
Know when to speake; for many times it brings
Danger to give the best advice to kings.
Know when to speake; for many times it brings
Danger to give the best advice to kings.
It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides.
It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only as the event decides.
