--- title: "11 Advice Asked Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Advice Asked quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Advice Asked sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/vikrant-parsai-70_advice_never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked-15_155446.jpg" --- > [Never give advice even if it is asked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked/) [Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/vikrant-parsai-70_advice_never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked-15_155446.jpg) > [I've always given a lot of advice, whether I'm asked for it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-ve-always-given-a-lot-of-advice-whether-i-m-asked-for-it-or-not/) [Davy Rothbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davy-rothbart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/davy-rothbart-28974_advice_i-ve-always-given-a-lot-of-advice-whethe_3114009.png) > [Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/give-not-advice-without-being-asked-and-when-desired-do-it-briefly/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/george-washington-257_advice_give-not-advice-without-being-asked-and_2772000.jpg) > [Advice is only asked to be given when you know the true answer; you just don't want to believe it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/advice-is-only-asked-to-be-given-when-you-know-the-true-answer-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/anonymous-1_advice_advice-is-only-asked-to-be-given-when-yo_3174890.jpg) > [“To his great relief she recommended no course of action. She listened. She didn't believe in giving advice, even when asked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-baxter/to-his-great-relief-she-recommended-no-course-of-action-she-listened/) [Charles Baxter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-baxter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/charles-baxter-8009_advice_to-his-great-relief-she-recommended-no-c_1803914.png) > [“If you want to attain moksha (ultimate liberation), then you cannot give unsolicited advice. Give advice only when it is asked for.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dada-bhagwan/if-you-want-to-attain-moksha-ultimate-liberation-then-you-cannot-give/) [Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dada-bhagwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/dada-bhagwan-31_advice_if-you-want-to-attain-moksha-ultimate-li_2473080.jpg) > [Before you give advice, that is to say advice which you have not been asked to give, it is well to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mackail/before-you-give-advice-that-is-to-say-advice-which-you-have-not-been/) [John William Mackail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-william-mackail/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/john-william-mackail-99062_advice_before-you-give-advice-that-is-to-say-ad_165995.jpg) > [Some of my father's fellow West Pointers once asked him why I turned out so well, his secret in raising me. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/some-of-my-father-s-fellow-west-pointers-once-asked-him-why-i-turned/) [Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/gore-vidal-466_advice_some-of-my-father-s-fellow-west-pointers_535391.jpg) > [On Pat Hearne - He made money in stocks, and that made people ask him for advice. He would never give any.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-lauriston-livermore/on-pat-hearne-he-made-money-in-stocks-and-that-made-people-ask-him/) [Jesse Lauriston Livermore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-lauriston-livermore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/jesse-lauriston-livermore-8857_advice_on-pat-hearne-he-made-money-in-stocks-an_842054.png) > [“Why do you give me good advice?" asked Laurent. Isn't that why you brought me with you? Instead of speaking those words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-u-pacat/why-do-you-give-me-good-advice-asked-laurent-isn-t-that-why-you/) [S.U. Pacat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-u-pacat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/s-u-pacat-4352_asked_why-do-you-give-me-good-advice-asked-lau_2256621.jpg) > [“I said that’s enough,’ said Laurent. Damen was silent. It took a great deal of effort. Laurent was staring at him with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-pacat/i-said-that-s-enough-said-laurent-damen-was-silent-it-took-a-great/) [C.S. Pacat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-pacat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/c-s-pacat-628_good-advice_i-said-that-s-enough-said-laurent-damen_2789571.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice-asked/#itemlist", "name": "Advice Asked Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never give advice even if it is asked.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vikrant Parsai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/vikrant-parsai-70_advice_never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked-15_155446.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/vikrant-parsai-70_advice_never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked-15_155446.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/vikrant-parsai-70_advice_never-give-advice-even-if-it-is-asked-15_155446.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never give advice even if it is asked.” — Vikrant Parsai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always given a lot of advice, whether I'm asked for it or not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Davy Rothbart" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davy-rothbart/i-ve-always-given-a-lot-of-advice-whether-i-m-asked-for-it-or-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/davy-rothbart-28974_advice_i-ve-always-given-a-lot-of-advice-whethe_3114009.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/davy-rothbart-28974_advice_i-ve-always-given-a-lot-of-advice-whethe_3114009.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/davy-rothbart-28974_advice_i-ve-always-given-a-lot-of-advice-whethe_3114009.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always given a lot of advice, whether I'm asked for it or not.” — Davy Rothbart", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/give-not-advice-without-being-asked-and-when-desired-do-it-briefly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/george-washington-257_advice_give-not-advice-without-being-asked-and_2772000.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/george-washington-257_advice_give-not-advice-without-being-asked-and_2772000.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/george-washington-257_advice_give-not-advice-without-being-asked-and_2772000.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.” — George Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Advice is only asked to be given when you know the true answer; you just don't want to believe it", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/advice-is-only-asked-to-be-given-when-you-know-the-true-answer-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/anonymous-1_advice_advice-is-only-asked-to-be-given-when-yo_3174890.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/anonymous-1_advice_advice-is-only-asked-to-be-given-when-yo_3174890.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/anonymous-1_advice_advice-is-only-asked-to-be-given-when-yo_3174890.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Advice is only asked to be given when you know the true answer; you just don't want to believe it” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“To his great relief she recommended no course of action. 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