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    Those who give bad advice to the prudent, both lose their pains
    and are laughed to scorn.
    [Lat., Consilia qui dant prava cautis hominibus,
    Et perdunt operam et deridentur tupiter.]

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Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into read more

Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.

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The worst men often give the best advice.
Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.

The worst men often give the best advice.
Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Advice Quotes,
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If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.

If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.

by Greek Proverb Found in: Advice Quotes,
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And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.

And may you better reck the rede,
Than ever did th' adviser.

by Robert Burns Found in: Advice Quotes,
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Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.

Bosom upon my counsel;
You'll find it wholesome.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Advice Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Mae West Found in: Advice Quotes,
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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.

by Henry Wheeler Shaw Found in: Advice Quotes,
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Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.

Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.

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