Life is always just to learn.
Do not be afraid of books, Miss Bennet. Simply treat them with the respect they deserve, and you will be richly rewarded. You do not have to be clever or rich or have attended celebrated schools or universities in order to appreciate them. It is enough simply to have an open and receptive mind-- and sometimes, it is true, a little perseverance. But you must not be afraid, Miss Bennett, for books do not judge you.
Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
Think about all of the non-entrepreneurial advice and resources you need when building a company. You need lawyers, accountants, financial experts.
Often, players at clubs I have been at have asked me for prayers or advice. I prefer to show them things rather than to say things; with my actions, not my words.
My advice is to give up stevia, aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols like xylitol and malitol, and all of the other heavily-used and marketed sweeteners unless you want to slow down your metabolism, gain weight, and become an addict.
Americans are tired of fad diets, counting calories, and living within restrictive guidelines about carbs and fat. They are turning to Mireille Guiliano for her sensible and admittedly contrarian advice on eating well.
My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for great stories.
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.
Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.
If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.
In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice.
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
Why should we take advice on sex from the pope? If he knows anything about it, he shouldn't!
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.
Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.
Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.