Quotes About Advice

People in general,' he said, 'only ask advice not to follow it; or if they do follow it, it is for the sake of having some one to blame for having given it.

Generalmente - diceva - si chiedono consigli solo per non seguirli; oppure, se si seguono, solo per avere qualcuno da rimproverare per averli dati». Porthos giunse un istante dopo d'Artagnan. I quattro amici si ritrovavano dunque riuniti. I quattro volti esprimevano quattro sentimenti diversi: quello di Porthos la tranquillità, quello di d'Artagnan la speranza, quello di Aramis l'inquietudine e quello di Athos l'indifferenza.

as a general rule, people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or, if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.

En général, on ne demande de conseils, disait-il, que pour ne les pas suivre; ou, si on les a suivis, que pour avoir quelqu'un à qui l'on puisse faire le reproche de les avoir donnés.»

People in general only ask advice not to follow it; or if they do follow it, it is for the sake of having some on to blame for having given it

Athos, secondo il solito, né lo dissuadeva, né lo incoraggiava. Athos era del parere che bisognava lasciare ad ognuno la sua libera scelta. Non dava mai consigli senza esserne richiesto e bisognava anche chiederglieli due volte. - In generale, - egli diceva, - i consigli si chiedono soltanto per non seguirli, o, se si sono seguiti, per aver qualcuno a cui poter rimproverare d'averli dati.

All the same, there were some things they needed to learn. Do not drink milk after a thunderstorm, for it will certainly be sour. Always leave out seed for the birds when the first snow falls. Wash your hair with rosemary. Drink lavender tea when you cannot sleep. Know that the only remedy for love is to love more.

Men will be men, Maureen told me when I wondered aloud where my father went in the evenings. Don't complain, she advised. That's how women find their freedom. When there's no one else at home.

Some people can't be warned away from disaster, you can try, you can put up every alert, but they'll still go their own way.

all the same, there were some things they needed to learn: do not drink milk after a thunderstorm, for it will certainly be sour. always leave out seeds for the birds when the first snow falls. wash your hair with rosemary. drink lavender tea when you cannot sleep. know that the only remedy for love is to love more.

I felt that it was not so different from all the other advice handed out to women, to girls, advice that assumed being female made you damageable, that a certain amount of carefulness and solemn fuss and self-protection were called for, whereas men were supposed to be able to go out and take on all kinds of experiences and shuck off what they didn't want and come back proud. Without even thinking about it, I had decided to do the same

When he felt his heart hurt he turned into something stronger than a little boy, and he grew up this way. A heart that flashed from heart to strone, heart to stone. As I watched I thought of what Grandma Lynn liked to say when Lindsey and I rolled our eyes or grimaced behind her back. Watch out what faces you make,. Youll freeze that way. (The Lovely Bones)

I don't know who tried to teach him what to do in the bedroom, but it must have been a furniture salesman.

Never reveal your hand, Anna, he advised. If my cap knew my mind, I would throw it into the fire. It was one of the most revealing things he had ever said to her.

Be well advised what ye put in his head, for ye shall never pull it out again.

Some of my subjects do not know what is good for them

Madam, I pray you, be governed by me, or some other wise person. With respect, you are a woman and in need of masculine guidance.

there was daunting poverty, and there was haunting wealth and the narrator warned her to keep to herself

Children are like men, the experience of others does not help them.

I told my daughter, the first time she fell in love, not to hold it too close. Think of yourself in a warm, summer pool, I told her, concentric circles rippling all around you. Golden beams of sunlight flooding your hair, striking your face. Inhale it. Breathe it. It will not leave you. If you place sunlight in your palms, it will turn to shadow. If you put fireflies in a jar, they will die. But if you love with wings on, you will always feel the exhilaration of being suspended in flight.

CONSULT, v.i. To seek another's disapproval of a course already decided on.

The gods hate those who plan badly, and help those with good friends, good swords, and good sense. Worry less about what the gods might do and more about what you can, that's my advice.

Just keep your mouth shut and smile. That's always good advice.' Jezal

Just keep in mind what Rudd Threetrees once told me. Let's us get them killed, and not the other way round.' Wonderful grinned. 'Best damn advice about war I ever heard.