Best 44 quotes in «good advice quotes» category

Good advice is like a proverb: the meaning depends on the interpretation.

Good advice is rarer than rubies.

Introverts are collectors of thoughts, and solitude is where the collection is curated and rearranged to make sense of the present and future.

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

Nothing haunts us like the things we don't say.

Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on?

I've seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

Sandler's always good. Tom Hanks gave me some good advice.

Of all the things I am not very good at, living in the real world is perhaps the most outstanding.

Perfection is not just about control, it is also about letting go.

The hypocrite takes good advice as an insult.

Bad advice will blind you, good advice will instruct you, excellent advice will enlighten you, and transcendent advice will elevate you.

The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something she may never get.

Always walk as if you’re running late, it’s healthier.

And if I had a bookshop of my own? Well, it wouldn't make any money. So I am no help to anyone. But I would set it somewhere with a garden, where light poured in through the windows. Sit in the sun, I'd tell my customers. Open this book. Try it. It won't do any harm, after all, to sit a while and read.

Are you expecting someone to poison you?" he said, somewhat taken aback. "Not really. But it seems to me that if you wait around until you know you need an antidote, it's probably too late to pick one up.

Cautionary Moral: Don't let your heart overrule your head.

Good advice is a toxic gas for hardhearted's lungs.

Don't just listen to a good Advice, but also take it.

Good advice is usually given by someone who was once a bad example.

Each of us will be remembered, either by those close to us or by those who have benefited from the greater good which we have done.

Good advice from the intelligent is better than bad advice from the wise.

His dad said if you did something wrong to someone in public, you ought to admit it in public, too.

Guter Rat Laß dein Grämen und dein Schämen! Werbe keck und fordre laut, Und man wird sich dir bequemen, Und du führest heim die Braut. Wirf dein Gold den Musikanten, Denn die Fiedel macht das Fest; Küsse deine Schwiegertanten, Denkst du gleich: Hol euch die Pest! Rede gut von einem Fürsten, Und nicht schlecht von einer Frau; Knickre nicht mit deinen Würsten, Wenn du schlachtest eine Sau. Ist die Kirche dir verhaßt, Tor, Desto öfter geh hinein; Zieh den Hut ab vor dem Pastor, Schick ihm auch ein Fläschchen Wein. Fühlst du irgendwo ein Jücken, Kratze dich als Ehrenmann; Wenn dich deine Schuhe drücken, Nun, so zieh Pantoffeln an. Hat versalzen dir die Suppe Deine Frau, bezähm die Wut, Sag ihr lächelnd: Süße Puppe, Alles was du kochst ist gut. Trägt nach einem Schal Verlangen Deine Frau, so kauf ihr zwei; Kauf ihr Spitzen, goldne Spangen Und Juwelen noch dabei. Wirst du diesen Rat erproben, Dann, mein Freund! genießest du Einst das Himmelreich dort oben, Und du hast auf Erden Ruh.

I don't want to see him alone. He says things that annoy me. He gives me good advice.

I don't want to see him alone. He says things that annoy me. He gives me good advice." Lord Henry smiled. "People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

If you can't stand the heat, stop turning up the thermostat." (You know it makes sense)

I found that old Solomon proved it fair, That a big-belly'd bottle's a cure for all care.

If you have no regrets, you need to get out more.

Only sweet people with good virtues can go to fairyland. Those who treat others meanly and without respect can never go there.

In theory, especially in the case of Stone, those who have human hearts would remain cognizant of their behavior and in control of themselves. Those who are Katagaria . . .

It's been suggested that if the super-naturalists really had the powers they claim, they'd win the lottery every week. I prefer to point out that they could also win a Nobel Prize for discovering fundamental physical forces hitherto unknown to science. Either way, why are they wasting their talents doing party turns on television? By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

Let me tell you a secret: every time self-doubt crawls in to your skull, grab that mother by the throat and kick the ever-loving shit out of it. Trust me. You only succeed in this business when you know, absolutely know in your heart you will succeed. It’s like the guy says, if you think you’ll win or you think you’ll lose, you’re right." ~ Ross "Melon-Head" Mellon, to Ellie Bourke

Never force yourself to read a book that you do not enjoy. There are so many good books in the world that it is foolish to waste time on one that does not give you pleasure.

The greatest thing I learned while taking classes at Second City was the very first thing they taught: 'Yes, and...'. In improv, you keep scenes alive but accepting whatever you are given and then adding to it or amplifying it. There is no space on stage for 'No,' 'I'm sorry, you're mistaken,' or 'Yes, but...'. Those transitions kill energy, set up interpersonal conflict, engage the ego in a defensive posture, and stymie the flow of conversation onstage.

She didn't get any further because he didn't just stand there letting her aim missiles at him. He easily dodged the first one, and the second went over his head as he dived at her, pushing her back down onto the couch with himself landing on top of her. After she got her breath back from the impact, she shrieked, "Get off of me, you clumsy clod!" "My dear girl, there was nothing clumsy involved in the position you now find yourself. It was quite intentional, I do assure you." "Get off of me anyway!" "So you can resume your spat of violence? No, no. Violence is not going to be part of our relationship. I could've sworn I already mentioned that." "And what do you call squashing me like this?" "Prudence, actually." And then he paused, his eyes getting greener by the second as he stared down at her. "On the other hand, I'd also call it quite nice." Her eyes narrowed. "If you're thinking about kissing me, I wouldn't advise it," she warned. "No?" "No." He sighed. "Ah, well." But then a half grin formed as he added, "I don't always take good advice." -Kelsey & Derek

Sometimes, I want to say something...but sometimes it'd be best to keep it to myself.

There's no such thing as advice to the lovelorn. If they took advice, they wouldn't be lovelorn.

The strongest words can be said in the softest voices and still be resonant.

Too many people are buying things they can't afford, with money that they don't have... to impress people that they don't like!" Nothing to do w/ "books" -- Just like the quote!

A life without a cause is a life without effect.

You should fight like hell if you get attacked on the street, or in your home. The old thinking was, especially with women, submit, give in, maybe the guy will give you a break and not kill you. Now, maybe you will get raped, but least you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you didn't just lie down and take it. You don't know how many home-invasion scenes we walk in on where the people are sitting there all tied up and all dead. There'll be four, five people, a family, mayb...more "You should fight like hell if you get attacked on the street, or in your home. The old thinking was, especially with women, submit, give in, maybe the guy will give you a break and not kill you. Now, maybe you will get raped, but least you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you didn't just lie down and take it. You don't know how many home-invasion scenes we walk in on where the people are sitting there all tied up and all dead. There'll be four, five people, a family, maybe some guests: enough to put up a fight. And you know they let themselves get tied up. You just know the guys said, 'We just want to tie you up. We won't hurt you.' You'd think the people would realize — why do they want to tie us up if they don't want to hurt us? But they bought it. It always gives us a little chuckle.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.