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The worst men often give the best advice. Our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts.

Remember Lot's wife.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

A fop sometimes gives important advice.

And may you better reck the rede, Than ever did th' adviser.

Ah, gentle dames! it gars we greet, To think how mony consels sweet, How mony lengthened, sage advices, The husband frae the wife despises.

She had a good opinion of advice, Like all who give and eke receive it gratis, For which small thanks are still the market price, Even where the article at highest rate is.

They say that the best counsel is that of woman.

Let no man value at a little price A virtuous woman's counsel, her wing'd spirit Is feather'd oftentimes with heavenly words.

'Twas good advice, and meant, My son, be good.

I agree with every word you write, and I can prove this in no better way than by taking your advice from beginning to end.

Know when to speake, for many times it brings Danger to give the best advice to kings.

What advice you give, be short.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.

Hazard not your wealth on a poor man's advice.

The secret counsels of princes are a troublesome burden to such as have only to execute them.

Take the first advice of a woman and not the second.

Those who give bad advice to the prudent, both lose their pains and are laughed to scorn.