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Quote by William H. McMaster

“Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying to get rid of it.”

Quote by William H. McMaster

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William H. McMaster

William H. McMaster was an American politician who served as the Governor of South Dakota. He was born on May 10, 1877, and passed away on September 14, 1968. more

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“Giving free advice is a sad waste of effort. In the first place, no man will act upon it unless he is already inclined to do so. Secondly, when a man lays his case before you, the idea that he is asking your advice is a polite fabrication. He merely is suggesting that he is doing so, while as a fact his real object is to acquaint you with his personal activity. He wants to talk to somebody, being a natural gossip or gadder, and he plays upon your propensity for "giving advice" in order to get an audience.”