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Carolyn Wells, an American author born on June 18, 1862, and died on March 26, 1942, is renowned for her works in children's literature. Her stories are cherished for their rich imagination and delicate emotions.

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“Insistent advice may develop into interference, and interference, someone has said, is the hind hoof of the devil.”

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Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life

“how could advice be successful? If it turns out right, the adviser is ignored and the advisee takes all the credit. If it proves mistaken, the adviser receives all the blame.”

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Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life

“Advice ... is a habit-forming drug. You give a dear friend a bit of advice today, and next week you find yourself advising two or three friends, and the week after, a dozen, and the week following, crowds!”

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Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life

“Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.”

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Book:The Rest of My Life

Source: The Rest of My Life