Quotes for All
I am going in now for interior decoration. By that I mean supplying objets d’art and giving advice regarding the decoration of their houses to wealthy persons who do not have the time, inclination, nor culture to do such work for themselves. It is nothing new. Women have done the same thing before. Elsie de … Read more
Listening to learn isn’t about giving advice–at least not until asked–but about trying to understand exactly what someone means,how it is that someone looks at and feels about her particular situation…. Listening to learn from a daughter in adolescence, conspiring with her thoughts and feelings, keeps a mother in touch with a daughter’s growing and … Read more
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. E. W. Howe
One can tell a child everything, anything. I have often been struck by the fact that parents know their children so little. They should not conceal so much from them. How well even little children understand that their parents conceal things from them, because they consider them too young to understand! Children are capable of … Read more
We are never so generous as when giving advice. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The worst men often give the best advice. Francis Bacon
Giving advice is like playing pinball: only by pushing and pulling can you encourage the ball to go in a new direction and increase your score. But too much pushing and pulling can cause a tilt and stop the game. Chip R. Bell
Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. Carolyn Wells
A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice. Bill Cosby