Advice would always be more acceptable if it didn't conflict with our plans
--New England proverb
Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon,
and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.
--Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Don't take a butcher's advice on how to cook meat. If he knew, he'd be a chef.
--Andy Rooney
Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there
--David Zucker
Hi! How are you? ; I send you this file in order to have your advice; See you later.; Thanks
--SirCam Worm
The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems
before they arise, but to meet and work out difficulties when they do arise.
We must be willing to make an intelligent compromise with perfection lest
we wait forever before taking action. It's still good advice to cross bridges
as we come to them.
--David Joseph Schwartz
The best advice I can give is to ignore advice. Life is too short to be
distracted by the opinions of others.
--Russel Edson
There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to;
and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.
--Sydney Smith
Advice is probably the only free thing which people won't take.
--Lothar Kaul
If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling;
if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
--Jack Adams (1838-1918) US historian, author
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
--Earl of Chesterfield
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither but just enjoy your
ice cream while it's on your plate - that's my philosophy.
--Thornton Wilder The Skin of Our Teeth
I have found the best way to give advice to your children is
to find out what they want and then advise them to do it
--Harry S. Truman
We got new advice as to what motivated man to walk upright:
to free his hands for masturbation
--Jane Wagner
Another thing that Bezard taught was how to take notes and
how to set up card files that are useful a whole lifetime.
If I had followed his advice, today I would have a gold mine;
none of my early work would have been lost.
--Jean Guitton (1901-1999) A Student's Guide to Intellectual Work [1951], Ch. 5:
Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer
it dwells upon, and deeper it sinks into the mind.
--Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Success depends above all, upon people. Build relationships, teams, partnerships --
and motivate people to contribute. Cultivate leadership, creativity, excellence.
Listen; seek new ideas and advice.
--Ruth Scott Pres. & CEO, Assoc. for Portland (OR) Progress
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