Advice Quotes

Looking for advice or giving advice, use these inspirational advice quotes to reflect on. For parents always remember this piece of advice from Anne Frank, "Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." One of our favorite quotes on advice was said by Marcus Tullius Cicero, "No one can give you better advice than yourself."
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People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Abigail Van Buren

It takes a village to raise a child. African Proverb

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it. Agatha Christie

Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive. Carolyn Wells

Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. Proverb

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde

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

The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others. Author Unknown

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. Harper Lee

There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all. Sydney Smith

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. George Sand

If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children". Author Unknown

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Give advice to your children while they're young enough to believe you know what you're talking about Author Unknown

She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it) Lewis Carroll

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. Publilius Syrus

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice. Winston Churchill<

Advice when most needed is least heeded. English Proverb

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Kahlil Gibran



A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice. Bill Cosby

Beware of the person who gives you advice according to his own interests. Jewish Phrase

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. Henry Ward Beecher

When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway. Erma Bombeck

It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder. Aldous Huxley

If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice. Chinese Proverb

The war is lost for too much advice. Sicilian Proverb

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. Harry S. Truman

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Wilson Mizner

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it. Jack Nicholson

Advice after injury is like medicine after death. Danish Proverb

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I have never been keen on advice. I firmly believe that the best answers for each of us are already in us. Leo F. Buscaglia, Ph.D.,Loving Each Other, The Challenge of Human Relationships


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