I always pass on good advice. It's the only thing to do with it. It is never any use to oneself. ~Oscar Wilde; An Ideal Husband; 1895


When a man comes to me for advice; I find out the kind of advice he wants; and I give it to him. ~Henry Wheeler Shaw; a.k.a. Josh Billings


I never had a man come to me for advice yet; but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine. ~Josh Billings


When we ask advice we are usually looking for an accomplice. ~Charles Varlet de La Grange; Pens?es; 1872


In giving advice seek to help; not to please; your friend. ~Solon


It is a good divine that follows his own instructions. ~William Shakespeare


It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves. ~Fran?ois Duc de La Rochefoucauld


No one wants advice - only corroboration. ~John Steinbeck; The Winter of Our Discontent


Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. ~Cicero


Old men are fond of giving good advice; to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples. ~Fran?ois La Rochefoucauld


Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it. ~Gordon R. Dickson


Sometimes I give myself admirable advice; but I am incapable of taking it. ~Mary Wortley Montagu


The best advice is this:? Don't take advice and don't give advice. ~Author Unknown


A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. ~Edgar Watson Howe; Country Town Sayings; 1911


The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others. ~Author Unknown


Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. ~Erica Jong; How to Save Your Own Life; 1977


The true secret of giving advice is; after you have honestly given it; to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not; and never persist in trying to set people right. ~Hannah Whitall Smith


Few take advice; or physic; without wry faces at it. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare; Guesses at Truth; by Two Brothers; 1827


We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves. ~Author Unknown