Famous advice quotations

   I always pass on good advice. It's the only thing to do with it. It is never any use to oneself.
 ~ by Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband, 1895

   When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.
 ~ by Henry Wheeler Shaw, a.k.a. Josh Billings

Inspirational Sayings, Motivational Quotes, Wise Words, Witty Proverbs
   It is a good divine that follows his own instructions.
 ~ by William Shakespeare

   When we ask advice we are usually looking for an accomplice.
 ~ by Charles Varlet de La Grange, Pensées, 1872

   The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
 ~ by Author Unknown

   Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.
 ~ by Gordon R. Dickson

   Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
 ~ by Cicero

   Sometimes I give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
 ~ by Mary Wortley Montagu

   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 persist in trying to set people right.
 ~ by Hannah Whitall Smith

   The best advice is this: Don't take advice and don't give advice.
 ~ by Author Unknown

   It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.
 ~ by François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

   Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
 ~ by Erica Jong, How to Save Your Own Life, 1977

   In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
 ~ by Solon

   I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.
 ~ by Josh Billings

   No one wants advice - only corroboration.
 ~ by John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

   Old men are fond of giving good advice, to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples.
 ~ by François La Rochefoucauld

   A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
 ~ by Edgar Watson Howe, Country Town Sayings, 1911

   We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves.
 ~ by Author Unknown



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