Advice Quotes

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

Direct not him whose way himself will choose: ‘Tis breath thou lackest and that; breath wilt thou lose. (Richard II)

It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.

I have made it so perfectly clear in my tracts, articles, and books what was to be done that all Parliament has had to do was read my works and do the opposite.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy the ice cream while it’s on your plate.

Advice and reprehension require the utmost delicacy; painful truths should be delivered in the softest terms, and expressed no further than is necessary to produce their due effect. A courteous man will mix what is conciliating with what is offensive; praise with censure; deference and respect with the authority of admonition, so far as can […]

When you need professional advice, get it from professionals, not from your friends.

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing is to supply light and not heat.

If you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don’t need advice.

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 persists in trying to set people right.