"The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books."
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"A prince who is not himself wise cannot be wisely advised. . . . Good advice depends on the shrewdness of the prince who seeks it, and not the shrewdness of the prince on good advice."
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"We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it."
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"If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."
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"Write what you know will always be excellent advice for those who ought not to write at all. Write what you think, what you imagine, what you suspect!"
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"Two and two make four. Nature doesn't ask your advice. She isn't interested in your preferences or whether or not you approve of her laws. You must accept nature as she is with all the consequences that that implies."
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"You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway."
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"It is the worst thing you can do, women, is whine, .. I mean the worst. Don't complain, protest."
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"Patience and shuffle the cards."
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"As a Christian I take it for granted that human history will some day end; and I am offering Omniscience no advice as to the best date for that consummation."
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"A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace."
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"A lawyer's time and advice are his(her) stock in trade."
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"I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice."
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"Keep conscience clear, then never fear."
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"We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct."
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"Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck."
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"Ask for what you want.Ask for help,ask for input,ask for advice and ideas- but be afraid to ask."
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"If you own a wonderful business...the best thing to do is keep it. All you're going to do is trade your wonderful business for a whole bunch of cash, which isn't as good as the business, and you got the problem of investing in other businesses, and you probably paid a tax in between. So my advice to anybody who owns a wonderful business is keep it."
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"You must overcome any shyness and have a conversation with the librarian, because he can offer you reliable advice that will save you much time. You must consider that the librarian (if not overworked or neurotic) is happy when he can demonstrate two things: the quality of his memory and erudition and the richness of his library, especially if it is small. The more isolated and disregarded the library, the more the librarian is consumed with sorrow for its underestimation. A person who asks for help makes the librarian happy."
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"Moderation in all things."
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