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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.]
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.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.
And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.
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.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise.
Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise.
I agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no
better way than by taking read more
I agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no
better way than by taking your advice from beginning to end.
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.
