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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice
It takes nearly as much ability to know how to profit by good advice as to know how to act for one's self
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct
The worst men often give the best advice
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other
Ask a counsel of both times - of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself
When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill
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