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Aesop:Never trust the advice of a man in


Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
by Aesop


José Bergamin:A piece of advice always contains


A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.
by José Bergamin


Carolyn Wells:...advice is one of those things


...advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.
by Carolyn Wells


Chinese Proverb:Sincere advice may offend the


Sincere advice may offend the ear but is beneficial to one’s conduct.
by Chinese Proverb


Mason Cooley:Good advice is never as helpful as


Good advice is never as helpful as an interest-free loan.
by Mason Cooley


Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.:The advice of their


The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.
by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.


Carl Rowan:My advice to any diplomat who wants


My advice to any diplomat who wants to have a good press is to have two or three kids and a dog.
by Carl Rowan


Terence:When we are well, we all have good


When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.
by Terence


Friedrich Nietzsche:Whoever gives advice to the


Whoever gives advice to the sick gains a sense of superiority over them, no matter whether his advice is accepted or rejected. That is why sick people who are sensitive and proud hate their advisors even more than their illnesses.
by Friedrich Nietzsche


Mason Cooley:I cannot give advice. How can I


I cannot give advice. How can I when I do not authorise success. I authorise it alright. Smile.
by Mason Cooley


Gertrude Stein:I cannot give advice. How can I


I cannot give advice. How can I when I do not authorise success. I authorise it alright. Smile.
by Gertrude Stein


Timothy Leary:My advice to people today is as


My advice to people today is as follows: If you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out.
by Timothy Leary


Bruno Bettelheim:Most advice on child-rearing is


Most advice on child-rearing is sought in the hope that it will confirm our prior convictions. If the parent had wished to proceed in a certain way but was made insecure by opposing opinions of neighbors, friends, or relatives, then it gives him great comfort to find his ideas seconded by an expert.
by Bruno Bettelheim


Mae West:My advice to those who think they have


My advice to those who think they have to take off their clothes to be a star is, once you’re boned, what’s left to create the illusion? Let ‘em wonder. I never believed in givin’ them too much of me.
by Mae West


Donald Davidson:The methodological advice to


The methodological advice to interpret in a way that optimizes agreement should not be conceived as resting on a charitable assumption about human intelligence that might turn out to be false. If we cannot find a way to interpret the utterances and other behaviour of a creature as revealing a set of beliefs largely consistent and true by our standards, we have no reason to count that creature as rational, as having beliefs, or as saying anything.
by Donald Davidson


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