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.
Advice Quotes
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 […]
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
The Gospel truth is that neither we nor the world can be saved by efforts at living well. If the human race could have straightened up its act by the simple pursuit of goodness, it would have done so long ago. We are not stupid; and Lord knows, from Confucius to Socrates to Mosed to […]
Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.
There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and a flatterer.
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.
Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
The worst men often give the best advice.
