Do not offer advice which has not been seasoned by your own performance.
Advice Quotes
He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.
Be Reserved, but not “Sour;” Grave, but not “Formal; – Bold, but not “Rash;” Humble, but not “Servile;” Patient, not “Insensible;” Constant, not -Obstinate;” Chearful, not “Light;” Rather Sweet than “Familiar;” Familiar, than “Intimate; – and Intimate with “very few,” and upon “very good Grounds.
If any whimsical notions are put into you by some enthusiastic counsel, the Court is not to take notice of their crochets.
If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, “I will be bigger than you. You cannot […]
Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the laboring vessel from the land.
Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be […]
Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers, which are always repulsed by the anvil.
We may give advice, but we can’t inspire conduct.
He who will not answer to the rudder, must answer to the rocks.
