Quotes About Counsel

A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.

He that won't be counselled, can't be helped.

Stories are told not to preach or counsel people but to reflect the dilemmas of our time.

Never forget, the real secret of giving advice is this: Once you've given it, don't concern yourself with whether it is followed or not, and refrain from saying 'I told you so.'

My lord, I have some matter of law relating to the indictment, and I desire counsel to speak to it.

I could never give relationship advice to anybody!

I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. Don't take counsel of your fears.

Take counsel from he who makes you weep, not from he who makes you laugh.

A president is entitled to advisers of his choosing, who reflect his worldview.

No enemy is worse than bad advice.

Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort of servants are as ill bred as meanly born, giving children ill examples and worse counsel.

I don't hero worship for the sake of hero worship. When I find people who are truly remarkable - and I think Joseph Needham is a classic example - I do value their counsel.

Best advice: 'Just be yourself.' Worst advice: 'Just be yourself.'

Heritage Action is a self-interested fundraising organization led by a former Giuliani staffer who is not taking counsel from real conservatives... It is a worthless organization to the conservative movement. I'll be the first to say that.

In due course, following an additional debriefing, the FBI confirmed to me and to my former counsel, Tom Carter, that I was not a suspect in this case. I assumed that my involvement in the investigation was over.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful when your own self-love might impair your judgement.

Ask counsel of both timesof the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest.

Any time I can be of help to the government in terms of giving advice -I've given a little advice, actually.

Time gives good advice.

I wish to soothe him; yet can I counsel one so infinitely miserable, so destitute of every hope of consolation, to live?

I thought wryly that nobody ever wanted advice anyway: all that most people sought was ratification of their own views.

It's no good, you'll never outrun a bear," says the logical friend.

Can I tell you something you really don't want to hear? He's going to break up with you. - Stuart