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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.
If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a read more
If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are
the safest.
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are
the safest.
Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.
Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.
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.
One can advise comfortably from a safe port.
[Ger., Vom sichern Port lasst sich's gemachlich rathen.]
One can advise comfortably from a safe port.
[Ger., Vom sichern Port lasst sich's gemachlich rathen.]
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.
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.
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.