2,044 quotes found
“Always speak politely to an enraged dragon.”
“I don't think anyone can give you advice when you've got a broken heart.”
“Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”
“If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;!”
“I always advise people never to give advice.”
“You can think clearly only with your clothes on.”
“The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead.”
“Baby," she says in a harsh whisper, "in this world, lots of people will try to grind you down. They need you to be small so they can be big. You let them think whatever they want, but you make sure...”
“The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.”
“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”
“If your clothes are enough to drive would-be friends away, they're not the kind of friends you want." Typical mother advice. Sweet, honest, and completely useless.”
“In the end only kindness matters.”
“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”
“Really, he thought, if you couldn't trust a poet to offer sensible advice, who could you trust?”
“The best advice I've ever received is, 'No one else knows what they're doing either.”
“All your life people will tell you things. And most of the time, probably ninety-five percent of the time, what they'll tell you will be wrong.”
“Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.”
“Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver.”
“But as long as you know you're nobody special, you'll be a very decent sort of Horse, on the whole, and taking one thing with another.”
“Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?”
