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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.
 Hazard not your wealth on a poor man's advice.
 [Sp., No adventures mucho tu riqueza.]  
 Hazard not your wealth on a poor man's advice.
 [Sp., No adventures mucho tu riqueza.] 
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.
 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.] 
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.
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.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
A good scare is worth more than good advice.
 Those who give bad advice to the prudent, both lose their pains 
and are laughed to scorn.
 [Lat., read more 
 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.]