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“Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.”
Source: The Rest of My Life
“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.”
“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having. He who takes advice about his savings from one who is inexperienced in such matters, shall pay with his savings for proving the falsity of their opinions.”
Source: The Richest Man in Babylon
“Advice is priceless: when it becomes interference it is preposterous.”
Source: Reflections
“Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.”
“Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.”
“Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.”
“Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.”
Source: The Quotable Osler
“Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.”
“Advice is the easiest thing to give and often the hardest thing to receive. When you need it, and others are willing to give it, take as much as you can. When you receive it, appreciate it, use it, and apply what works for your situation….”
Source: The Waves of Life Quotes and Daily Meditations
“Advice is unfriendly to learning, especially when it is sought. Most of the time when people seek advice, they just want to be heard. Advice at best stops the conversation, definitely inhibits learning, and at worst claims dominance.”
“Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.”
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.”
“Advice may not be good advice 10 or 15 years from now. Someone could tell you something years ago and it might not work now. The world is constantly changing. One word could mean something different today. Today you can't give advice to anyone.”
“Advice maybe wrong, but examples prove themselves.”
Source: Everybody's Friend, Or Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor
“Advice often does not fit the hands of the poor.”
“Advice on evangelism needs to be tailored to individual situations. For instance, I know someone who needs to be encouraged to speak less and work more. That would be a better testimony for him because he has certainly let his work colleagues know about Jesus. It's not that I don't want him to witness about Jesus, but I have a lot of sympathy for his employer. He is paying for work to be done.”
“Advice saves you time. If you ask anyone over fifty, which is more important, time or money, they will ALWAYS tell you time.”
“Advice should only be given when it is sought, otherwise our own worthiness gets assessed.”
“Advice to a new writer: There are no rules in this profession. Do what is good for you. Read books and watch films that stimulate your writing. In your writing, go where the pain is; go where the pleasure is; go where the excitement is. Believe in your own original approach, voice, characters, story. Ignore critics. Have nerve. Be stubborn.”
“Advice to artists: always take the opportunity to shut up.”
“Advice to aspiring ministers: Get in the Word. Stay in the Word. Master the Word. And for heaven's sake, preach the Word!”
“Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile.”
“Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody.”
“Advice to expectant mothers: you must remember that when you are pregnant, you are eating for two. But you must remember that the other one of you is about the size of a golf ball, so let's not go overboard with it. I mean, a lot of pregnant women eat as though the other person they're eating for is Orson Welles.”
“Advice to explorers everywhere: if you would like to recieve due credit for your discoveries, keep a detailed account of your journeys as Columbus did. On Septemeber 28, 1492, after four weeks at sea, he writes: Dear diary...I means journal. Yes, dear journal. That's what I meant to say. Whew. Anyway, we have yet to discover America, and the crew has become increasingly rebellious. I have decided to turn back if we have not spotted it by Columbus Day. Will write again later if not killed by crew. P.S. Last night's buffet was fabulous, the ice sculptures magnificent.”
Source: Another Whole Nother Story
“Advice to first year medical students: In anatomy, it is better to have learned and lost than never to have learned at all.”
“Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.”
Source: Minima Moralia
“Advice to my unborn daughter: Don't believe him when he tells you he only gets so angry because he cares.”
“Advice to my younger self:
1 Start where you are with what you have
2 Try not to hurt other people
3 Take more chances
4 If you fail, keep trying”
“Advice to Persons About to Write History - Don't.”
Source: Historical Essays and Studies: Great Event
“Advice to rock gods: drugwise, stick to Ibuprofen, decaf lattes, and pale Pilsners ... If your stomach is not a flat slab, please leave your shirt on while performing ... If your girlfriend asks you to choose between her and your music, sell your instruments immediately - especially if you're a drummer ... Finally, go easy on the supermodels, don't forget to tune, and remember: a tiny bit of dry ice and lasers goes a long way. Ditto with tattoos.”
“Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.”
“Advice to Young Journal Keepers. Be lenient with yourself. Conceal your worst faults, leave out your most shameful thoughts, actions, and temptations. Give yourself all the good and interesting qualities you want and haven't got. If you should die young, what comfort would it be to your relatives to read the truth and have to say: It is not a pearl we have lost, but a swine?”
Source: Invitation To The Waltz
“Advice to Young Poets Never pretend to be a unicorn by sticking a plunger on your head.”
“Advice to young Samuel Gompers that might apply in many other areas: "Learn from socialism, but don't join it.”
Source: The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
“Advice to young writers wo want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man.”
Source: The SECOND TREE from the CORNER
“Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment, learn inner independence, learn to trust that time will sort the good from the bad– including your own bad.”
“Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment.”
“Advice would be more acceptable if it didn't always conflict with our plans.”
“Advice!Nobody tells us how to be men. We just are." "That is probably why you make such a bad job of it.- Perrin and Egwene”
“Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious. But for the same reason everyone is eager to instruct his neighbours. To be wise or to be virtuous is to buy dignity and importance at a high price; but when nothing is necessary to elevation but detection of the follies or faults of others, no man is so insensible to the voice of fame as to linger on the ground.”
“Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or most judicious; but, for the same reason, every one is eager to instruct his neighbors.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius
“Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.”
“Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young.”
“Advice, the smallest current coin.”
“Advice, then, young yeoman: When referring to the king's middle daughter, state that she is fair, speculate that she is pious, but unless you'd like to spend your watch looking for the box where your head is kept, resist the urge to wax ignorant on her naughty bits." -Pocket I don't know what that means, sir." -Yeoman Speak not of Regan's shaggacity, son" [...] -Pocket”
Source: Fool: A Novel
“Advice,' Doña Vorchenza chuckled. 'Advice. The years play a sort of alchemical trick, transmuting one's mutterings to a state of respectability. Give advice at forty and you're a nag. Give it at seventy and you're a sage.”
Source: The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves
“Advice: don't embarrass your bargaining partner by forcing him or her to make all the concessions.”
Source: Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making
“Advice: Don’t wait until someone you have issues with — especially someone you’re related to — gets shot before you work it out.”