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“Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.”

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Author:Thiruvalluvar

“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.”

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Book:The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)

Source: The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)

“Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men.”

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Author:Hesiod

“It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.”

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Author:Ali ibn Abi Talib

“Not by vows nor by womanish prayers is the help of the gods obtained; success comes through vigilance, energy, wise counsel.”

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Author:Sallust

“We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.”

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Author:Abraham Lincoln

“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. And if the fixed stars are the centres of other like systems, these, being formed by the like wise counsel, must be all subject to the dominion of One; especially since the light of the fixed stars is of the same nature with the light of the sun.”

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Book:Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of Sir Isaac Newton (Illustrated)

“He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.”

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Author:Francis Bacon

“Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.”

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Author:Joan Rivers

“No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.”

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Author:Hunter S. Thompson

“He told me not to seek revenge, but to seek the Buddha,' said the fox spirit, sadly. 'Wise counsel,' said the fox of dreams. 'Vegeance can be a road that has no ending. You would be wise to avoid it. And...?' 'I shall seek the Buddha,' said the fox, with a toss of her head. 'But first I shall seek revenge.”

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Author:Neil Gaiman

“He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.”

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Author:Karl Ludwig von Knebel

“He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.”

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Author:Ben Jonson

“A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”

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Author:Confucius

“That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.”

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Author:Hesiod

“There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.”

Source: Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul

“Often God will send us what we need in a package we don't want. Why? To let us know He's God and we cannot second-guess Him. We cannot search for answers merely with our heads; we must seek Him and His provision with our hearts. Scripture cannot be interpreted from our limited human mental understanding. There must be a breath of the Spirit of God. He alone gives wise counsel and correct application.”

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Author:John Bevere

“Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

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Author:Solomon

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

“In science, the old men are usually wrong. But in politics, the old men are wise, counsel caution, and in the end are often right.”

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Author:Michael Crichton

“It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'”

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Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson

“No man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.”

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Author:Ben Jonson