A Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

Any one can give advice, such as it is, but only a wise man knows how to profit by it.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Charles Caleb Colton
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1780 - 1832

Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.

Harper Lee

There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

I'm not going to give President Bush any advice. He knows. He knows what I think.

Jose Maria Aznar

Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.

Joseph Conrad

The only difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man knows he's playing.

Frederick Salomon Perls

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes. Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

J. R. R. Tolkien

How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise

Sophocles

The wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.

Neil Gaiman

Conceit is a privilege of the ignorant; the wise man is humble because he knows how little he knows.

Isabel Allende

I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I've learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.

Taylor Swift

Two things, Christian reader, particularly excite the will of man to good. A principle of justice is one, the other the profit we may derive therefrom. All wise men, therefore, agree that justice and profit are the two most powerful inducements to move our wills to any undertaking. Now, though men seek profit more frequently than justice, yet justice is in itself more powerful.

Louis of Granada

Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.

Thomas Jefferson

Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of a vacancy. This is exactly the reason why he gives you such generous advice, out of brotherly love, and to demonstrate how little he knows the world.

B. Traven

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.

Tom Clancy

The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop

Victor Hugo

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