The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not and never persist in trying to set people right.

Quote by Hannah Whitall Smith

Topics: Advice Quotes

When the rabbit has escaped, comes advice.

When the rabbit has escaped, comes advice.

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage...

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage...

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only...

It was, perhaps, one of those cases in which advice is good or bad only...

He gets through too late who goes too fast

He gets through too late who goes too fast

Do hugs, not drugs. Spread love, not legs. Respect, don't judge. Listen more, talk less....

Do hugs, not drugs. Spread love, not legs. Respect, don't judge. Listen more, talk less....

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

Whatever your advice, make it brief.

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since they would...

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since they would...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict,...

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.

Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.

Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

No one wants advice - only corroboration.

Follow the advice of those who make you crie, never of those who make you...

Follow the advice of those who make you crie, never of those who make you...

Giving advice is sometimes only showing our wisdom at the expense of others.

Giving advice is sometimes only showing our wisdom at the expense of others.

Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.

Advice is sought to confirm a position already taken.

Advising is easier than helping

Advising is easier than helping

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow...

The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow...