Quotes About Counsel

It is well enough, when one is talking to a friend, to lodge in an odd word by way of counsel now and then; but there is something mighty irksome in its staring upon one in a letter, where one ought to see only kind words and friendly remembrances.

Never give advice unless asked.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

Good counsel has no price.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.

O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.

For the multitude of worldly friends profiteth not, nor may strong helpers anything avail, nor wise counselors give profitable counsel, nor the cunning of doctors give consolation, nor riches deliver in time of need, nor a secret place to defend, if Thou, Lord, do not assist, help, comfort, counsel, inform, and defend.

'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.

A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

I've never turned to anybody for advice and counsel. Even when I was a very small child, I had to stand on my feet because of the circumstances of those times, and somehow, the circumstances have remained more or less the same. I have to take my own decisions.

It's only advice. Ignore it if you want.

People want to give advice but can't take it themselves.

Don't we know any. . .er. . .cheap lawyers?

Suggestion comes from the outside.

Nature can counsel nothing but crime.

Adriana had so well profited by the good counsel of her mother-in-law, that she never after cherished unjust suspicions, or was jealous of her husband.[Pg 189]

Neglecting to ask God's counsel, neglecting to seek God's timing, you step in to *handle* things. And by and by, you've got a mess on your hands.

The world's most funniest and easiest thing is to give an advice...

It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of any court must necessarily command the respect of another.

I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.