For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of
counsellers there is safety.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of
counsellers there is safety.

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.

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.

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't read more

To offer a man unsolicited advice is to presume that he doesn't know what to do or that he can't do it on his own.

They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
[Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo
Ha read more

They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
[Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo
Ha de ser de la muger.]

I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say, this is what we know about read more

I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say, this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions.

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

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

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

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.