Keyword: Advice

Advice: the smallest current coin.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

(1942 – ) American author and teacher

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

The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Counsel: Advice with a price tag.

I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.

(1862 – 1960) English writer

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

(1884 – 1972) 33rd U.S. president

I intended to give you some advice but now I remember how much is left over from last year unused.

(1814 – 1869) American humorist

My mother said it was simple to keep a man: you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom; I said I’d hire the other two and take care of the bedroom bit.

(1956 – ) American model & actress

The one prediction that never comes true is, “You’ll thank me for telling you this.”

(1938 – ) journalist, columnist (Miss Manners)

I always advise people never to give advice.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

Advice: Something which we give by the bushel but take by the grain.

Advice is like castor oil, easy to give, but dreadful to take.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

There’s very little advice in men’s magazines, because men think, I know what I’m doing; just show me somebody naked.

(1954 – ) comedian & television actor

The best time to give advice to your children is while they’re still young enough to believe you know what you’re talking about.

If you want to get rid of somebody, just tell him something for his own good.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

If people wanted your unsolicited advice, they’d ask for it.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

 If you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need advice.

Be moderate in all things, including moderation.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Among the many remedies that won’t cure a cold, the most common is advice.