Best 3604 quotes in «advice quotes» category

I thought you might have some advice to give on how to be insensitive.

It is a good divine that follows his own instructions.

It is a happy circumstance in human affairs that evils which are not cured in one way will cure themselves in some other.

It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his counselor.

It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

It is a weak thing to tell half your story, and then ask your friend's advice-a still weaker thing to take it.

It is bad advice that cannot be changed.

It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring; the other only convicts them.

It is better to have a little than nothing.

It is better to give than receive- especially advice.

It is easier to give directions than advice, and more agreeable to have the right to act, even in a limited sphere, than the privilege to talk at large.

It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

It is funny, I don't feel old enough to give advice... But with the advisers you trust, you better listen to them. It may be bad news but that's the only way you're going to improve.

It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

It is impossible not to be moved by the verve, courage and elan with Churchill attacked his last and ultimately invincible enemy, old age and infirmity. As in all his campaigns, he assailed his adversary with endless high spirits, expert advice, ample helpings of brandy and champagne, and the loving and long-suffering support of his wife.

It is normal for husband and wife to argue: it's normal. It always happens. But my advice is this: never let the day end without having first made peace. Never!

It is not enough these days to simply QUESTION AUTHORITY. You have to speak with it, too.

It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge of his own failing, or the most zealous benevolence reconcile him to that judgment by which they are detected; but he who endeavours only the happiness of him whom he reproves will always have either the satisfaction of obtaining or deserving kindness; if he succeeds, he benefits his friend; and if he fails, he has at least the consciousness that he suffers for only doing well.

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.

It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.

It is plain that, when it comes to inferior officers, Congress itself can pass a law sending these nominees to the President with him having the authority to put them on the bench without the advice and consent of the Senate.

[I]t is the maxim of the saints that when a matter has been decided in the presence of God after many prayers and the seeking of advice, we must reject and consider as a temptation whatever is suggested to the contrary.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

It is well enough, when one is talking to a friend, to lodge in an odd word by way of counsel now and then; but there is something mighty irksome in its staring upon one in a letter, where one ought to see only kind words and friendly remembrances.

It is the privilege of adults to give advice. It is the privilege of youth not to listen. Both avail themselves of their privileges, and the world rocks along.

It is unjust to exact that men shall do out of deference to our advice what they have no desire to do for themselves.

It is very kind of you to consider the possibility of my working in Pasadena, an idea which certainly is attractive, especially since it would hold out the prospect of your cooperation or advice.

It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.

It is the worst thing you can do, women, is whine, .. I mean the worst. Don't complain, protest.

It is well to lie fallow for a while.

I try to avoid giving advice.

It occurs to me,Jim,that you spend too much time trying to be interesting. Why don't you invest more time being interested?" Collin's advice from John Gardner that he took to heart.

It's a very stressful thing, directing a movie. You have the budget, you have the schedule, you are in certain confines, and you have everybody giving you advice about what to do.

It's a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it.

It's a terrible thing being a patriarch. I don't even have a gray beard. But people keep calling me up for advice.

It's easy to get on to something like alcohol or drugs so my advice to musicians is don't lose your perspective because you will waste time in terms of years.

It's been a moment since I've done some public speaking. I find now-a-days it's best to keep quiet.

It's difficult to say no sometimes. I often hear, "They'll really take care of you," or "Someone else is going to take the role if you don't play it." Some of the best advice I ever received was to always ask myself: Am I going to kill myself if somebody else takes this role? The answer is almost always no.

It's best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it's requested, and when it's a life threatening situation.

It seems that bad advice that's fun will always be better known than than good advice that's dull-no matter how useless that fun advice is.

It's hard to give someone advice when you're an institution. I don't really put a lot of pressure on it - I'm just open to doing stuff that's challenging.

It's funny - Frankie Valli's story and that advice that he was just getting from, you know, Christopher Walken's character, is very true for someone who's in a creative field.

It's hot tonight and half the neighborhood is drunk. the other half is dead. if I have any advice about writing poetry it's - don't. I'm going to send out for some fried chicken.

It's hard to give advice. There are so many people, how do you give major advice to a group of people, it's very presumptuous.

It's hard to make it one piece of advice. For me, what's most important is you kind of choose your point of view.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

It's much more profitable to sell investing advice than to follow it.

It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained.

'It's much better to understand than to be understood,' from my mom.