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"Be careful of whose advice and what advice you buy, even if it is for free, my advice included." »Med Jones
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"Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation." »Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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"Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs." »Richard Milhous Nixon
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"The best advice I’ve ever heard about anything is this: Don’t exaggerate! When you work hard, when you sleep long, when you love much, when you are very sad, always remember this advice: Don’t exaggerate!" »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"One man envies the success in life of another, and hates him in secret; nor is he willing to give him good advice when he is consulted, except it be by some wonderful effort of good feeling, and there are, alas, few such men in the world. A real friend, on the other hand, exults in his friend?s happiness, rejoices in all his joys, and is ready to afford him the best advice." »Herodotus
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"A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, "And whom did you consult before coming to me?"
"Only the village druggist," was the answer.
"And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?" asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman.
"Oh," replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, "he told me to come and see you."" »Author Unknown
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"When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both." »Al Franken
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"Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example." »Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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"Whatever advice you give, be brief." »Horace
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"No one can give you better advice than yourself." »Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"Ask advice only of your equals." »Danish proverb
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"When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice." »Marquis de La Grange
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"Whatever your advice, make it brief." »Horace
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"No one wants advice -- only corroboration." »John Steinbeck
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"If you want to give an advice to someone, you must first be somebody." »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"Never give advice in a crowd." »Arab Proverb
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"When a thing is done, advice comes too late." »Romanian Proverb
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"If you wish good advice, consult an old man." »Romanian Proverb
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"To ask for advice is in nine cases out of ten to ask for flattery." »John Churton Collins
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"Their plans were improved with the best advice." »J. R. R.Tolkien, The Hobbit
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"advice is least heeded when most needed." »English Proverb
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"Time gives good advice." »Maltese Proverb
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"Some of the best advice I ever received was "Man, that was terrible"." »Tom Hanks
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"Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble." »Sydney J. Harris
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"advice is what you ask for when you already know the answer but wish you didn't." »Erica Jong
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"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties." »Aesop
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"Tis the advisor who suffers from bad advice." »Anonymous
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"We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do." »Josh Billings
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"Never give advice unless asked." »German proverb
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"Many receive advice, few profit by it." »Publilius Syrus
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