Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
Francis BaconAs far as the general public is concerned, I always tell people that you need to look like a dance teacher like you’re looking for a pediatrician.
Abby Lee MillerThe secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.
Dolly PartonI always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
Oscar WildeGambling can turn into a dangerous two-way street when you least expect it. Weird things happen suddenly, and your life can go all to pieces.
Hunter S. ThompsonMy mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the law was something most unusual for those times because for most girls growing up in the ’40s, the most important degree was not your B.A. but your M.R.S.
Ruth Bader GinsburgDo not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Thomas JeffersonThe best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
Matthew McConaugheyDevelopment of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God… Reverence to God and reverence for one’s neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God.
Robert Baden-PowellHatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared.
Marcus Tullius CiceroNever go on trips with anyone you do not love.
Ernest HemingwayWhen your mother asks, ‚Do you want a piece of advice?‘ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.
Erma BombeckIn those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.
Winston ChurchillPride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
John C. MaxwellI haven’t been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future.
Billy GrahamPlay not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may happen to sear your own fingers and make them dead to the quality of things.
George EliotPlease think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful.
Haruki MurakamiIf I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David ThoreauMy mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI break orbital bones.
Conor McGregorThe advice I’ve been giving to people all my life – that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can’t give up politics, it won’t give you up – was the advice I should have been taking myself.
Christopher HitchensDon’t try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie. Study computers instead.
Jackie ChanAn author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards.
F. Scott FitzgeraldIf an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
Niccolo MachiavelliIf you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
Joseph AddisonDo not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TolkienNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon BonaparteHe that hath knowledge spareth his words.
Francis BaconHe that won’t be counseled can’t be helped.
Benjamin FranklinI don’t like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone’s life is different, and everyone’s journey is different.
Dolly PartonThe best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
Harry S. TrumanI fell and broke my pelvic bone in three places. So, I’m still sort of an invalid now.
Billy GrahamWell, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.
Neil ArmstrongIn business or in life, don’t follow the wagon tracks too closely.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.He that sows thorns should never go barefoot.
Benjamin FranklinMen should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries – for heavy ones they cannot.
Niccolo MachiavelliCommon sense is not so common.
VoltaireI haven’t gone out of my way to seek advice from people I don’t know.
Lando NorrisNever contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
ConfuciusAll of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school – my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.
Mark ZuckerbergNo one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers.
Charles SpurgeonConsult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaThe only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
Will RogersI wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I don’t have that experience. My only experience is at losing them.
Richard M. NixonIt is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
J. K. RowlingOlder and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.
Jimmy BuffettNever trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.
J. K. RowlingA man can’t be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Oscar WildeFools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Alexander PopeWhenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.
Billy GrahamSometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.
Oscar WildeA woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.
Joseph AddisonMany a good hanging prevents a bad marriage.
William ShakespeareJim Cramer is a very smart man. I watch his show. I just do not follow his advice.
Robert KiyosakiIn a magazine, one can get – from cover to cover – 15 to 20 different ideas about life and how to live it.
Maya AngelouWhen you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.
Abraham LincolnIf you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.
Thomas CarlyleMy son complains about headaches. I tell him all the time, when you get out of bed, it’s feet first!
Henny YoungmanJump out the window if you are the object of passion. Flee it if you feel it. Passion goes, boredom remains.
Coco ChanelIf you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.
Robert Kiyosaki