Advice Quotes - Page 22

• For two thousand years Christianity has been telling us: life is death, death is life; it is high time to consult the dictionary.

  Remy de Gourmont

  Wisdom, Years, Two

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• Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

  George Santayana

  Change, Wisdom, Memories

  The Life of Reason vol. 1, ch. 12 (1905)

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• Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Sister, Hope, Women

  1888 Plain Tales from the Hills,'False Dawn'.

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• But for fatherhood advice, try to look your child in the eye.... Get to know their name; that becomes important when you want something. And remember to feed them. That's about all you need.

  Will Ferrell

  Children, Dad, Eye

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• There are so many distractions you can face as a woman, either with relationships or worrying about, Should I go to this party? or, Should I be doing this to help me get ahead? All [success] is, is doing your work and staying focused. It's boring advice, but boring good advice is what you can get from me!

  Mindy Kaling

  Inspirational, Party, Worry

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• Keep conscience clear, then never fear.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Military, Never Fear, Clear

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.173, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example.

  Don Meyer

  Basketball, Men, Nba

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• I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of everything.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, School, Guy

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• You ask my advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into the furniture and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.

  Noel Coward

  Funny, Friday, Motivation

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• It is better to give than receive- especially advice.

  Mark Twain

  Giving

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• In the choice of a horse and a wife a man must please himself ignoring the opinion and advice of friends.

  George Whyte-Melville

  Friendship, Horse, Men

  George John Whyte-Melville (1898). “Works: Riding recollections”

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• There are many different kinds of power. True power comes from serving and helping others. Such behavior makes people respect you. They are willing to listen to your views and advice, and they support you. The energy of many people is thus channeled through one person. This kind of power is positive and authentic.

  Dalai Lama

  Helping Others, Power, Views

  Dalai Lama, Anne Benson, Fabien Ouaki (2016). “Imagine All the People: A Conversation with the Dalai Lama on Money, Politics, and Life As It Could Be”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• Live your life so that if someone says 'Be yourself' it's good advice.

  Robert Orben

  Motivational, Being Yourself, Psychics

  Robert Orben (2012). “2400 Jokes to Brighten Your Speeches”, p.309, Doubleday

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• In giving advice, aptitude is often less to be considered, than seasonableness.

  Norm MacDonald

  Giving, Aptitude, Giving Advice

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• Sometimes there is equal or more ability in knowing how to use good advice than there is in giving it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Knowing, Giving, Use

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• The person giving the advice returns the confidence placed in him with a disinterested eagerness... and he is usually guided only by his own interest or reputation.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Giving, Return, Reputation

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• If a man knows where to get good advice, it is as though he could supply it himself.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Men, Knows, Ifs

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “Maxims and Reflections”, p.94, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Most men will go farther to give advice than to follow their own opinion.

  Norm MacDonald

  Men, Giving, Opinion

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• The worst advice? 'Don't listen to the critics.' I think that you really ought to listen to the critics, because sometimes they're telling you something is broken that you can fix.

  Stephen King

  Thinking, Broken, Marketing

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• If you are seeking for security, certainty, your eyes will become closed. And you will be less and less surprised and you will lose the capacity to wonder. Once you lose the capacity to wonder, you have lost religion. Religion is the opening of your wondering heart. Religion is a receptivity for the mysterious that surrounds us. Don't seek security; don't seek advice on how to live your life.

  Rajneesh

  Heart, Eye, Live Your Life

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• Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into.

  Josh Billings

  Running, Debt, Ifs

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• If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

  Randy Pausch

  Honesty, Giving, Would Be

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

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• Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck.

  Coco Chanel

  Fashion, Long, Dresses

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• Attractive Etonians who go straight onto the Stock Exchange missing University on their fathers advice: the raw material of the great bores.

  Geoffrey Madan

  Father, Missing, Raw Materials

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• The game ain't always fair and that's the thing though. You can play your heart out, everyone don't get a ring though.

  Drake

  Life, Heart, Play

  Song: Made

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