A Quote by Albert Schweitzer
A good example has twice the value of good advice
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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
There are as many forms of advice as there are colors of the rainbow. Remember that good advice can come from bad people and bad advice from good people. The important thing about advice is that it is simply that. Advice.
Be warned against all 'good' advice because 'good' advice is necessarily 'safe' advice, and though it will undoubtedly follow a sane pattern, it will very likely lead one into total sterility--one of the crushing problems of our time.
It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
Take good advice, make sure it is good advice, then do it your way.
It's good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think.
The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior.
Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.
Philosophy is good advice, and no one gives good advice at the top of his lungs.
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
Look, for example, at the obvious, immediate, practical example of illegal Mexican immigration. Now, that Mexican immigration, over the border, is a good thing. It's a good thing for the illegal immigrants. It's a good thing for the United States. It's a good thing for the citizens of the country. But, it's only good so long as its illegal....
Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.
In rock, paper, scissors the key is, and this is the best piece of advice that I can give you, if you do think that you recognize the pattern from your opponent, it's good to try to throw a tie as opposed to a win. A tie will very often get you a tie or a win, whereas a win will get you a win or a loss. For example, if you think that someone might throw a rock, it's good to throw rock back at them. You should be going for ties. That's actually a really good strategy to win at rock, paper, scissors. There's my rock, paper, scissors advice for you.
It's important to teach your kids the value of being active by setting a good example.
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