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If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.
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.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
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.
He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.
He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.
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.
