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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.
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 advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice
Hath often stilled my brawling discontent.
Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice
Hath often stilled my brawling discontent.
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.
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.]
Take the first advice of a woman and not the second.
[Lat., Primo dede mulieris consilio, secundo noli.]
Take the first advice of a woman and not the second.
[Lat., Primo dede mulieris consilio, secundo noli.]
We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.
We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.