#Advice Quotes

“We are advertis'd by our loving friends.”

“No, no; 'tis all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow, But no man's virtue nor sufficiency To be so moral when he shall endure The like himself. Therefore give me no counsel: My griefs cry louder than advertisement.”

“Beware Of entrance to a quarrel; but being in, Bear't that the opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man.”

“The will is deaf and hears no heedful friends.”

“Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak.”

“Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whilst, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads And recks not his own read.”

“Get thee a good husband, and use him as he uses thee.”

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”

“Put money in thy purse.”

“I pray thee cease thy counsel,Which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve.”

“Good counselors lack no clients.”

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”

“When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again.”

“Then let thy love be younger than thyself, Or thy affection cannot hold the bent.”

“Friendly counsel cuts off many foes.”

“Obey thy parents, keep thy word justly; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud array. * * * Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy pen from lenders' books.”

“There's villainous news abroad.”

“There is a good saying to the effect that when a new book appears one should read an old one. As as author I would not recommend too strict an adherence to this saying.”

“When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home”

“Direct not him whose way himself will choose;'Tis breath not lack'st, and that breath wilt thou lose.”

“In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.”

“If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.”

“Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.”

“Here comes a man of comfort, whose advice Hath often stilled my brawling discontent.”

“I have consistently urged my friends to abstain from reading it.”

“You gotta call a blacksmith.”

“Swing at the strikes.”

“Buy a stock, if it goes up, sell it, if it goes down, don't buy it.”

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

“Never answer an anonymous letter.”

“Keep trying. Stay humble, Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

“Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never miss a good chance to shut up.”

“It is easier to give directions than advice, and more agreeable to have the right to act, even in a limited sphere, than the privilege to talk at large.”

“Bosom upon my counsel; You'll find it wholesome.”

“O that men's ears should be To counsel deaf but not to flattery!”

“Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.”

“Don't wait to buy land, Buy land and wait. Find out where the people are going and buy the land before they get there.”

“When you get into trouble 5,000 miles from home, you've got to have been looking for it.”

“Thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife!”

“We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.”

“Always drink upstream from the herd.”

“Don't just grab at the first thing that comes along. Know when to refuse something that won't get you anywhere”

“See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails”

“Never slap a man who is chewing tobacco.”

“You don't ever ask a barber whether you need a haircut.”

“Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.”

“Don't squat with your spurs on.”

“Never miss a chance to shut up”

“Thankfully, in my youth I had the best financial advisor a son could ask for: my dad Walter. When I got that first signing bonus in 1978, Dad took my cheque, announced, 'This is what we're going to do,' and bought an annuity with it.”

“SUPPOSE that an investor you admire and trust comes to you with an investment idea. This is a good one, he says enthusiastically. I'm in it, and I think you should be, too.”