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title: "1 Giving advice Quotes By William H. McMaster"
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> [Giving free advice is a sad waste of effort. In the first place, no man will act upon it unless he is already inclined to do so. Secondly, when a man lays his case before you, the idea that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-mcmaster/giving-free-advice-is-a-sad-waste-of-effort-in-the-first-place-no-man/)

William H. McMaster

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## Other authors on Giving advice

- [Rossana Condoleo 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-advice/rossana-condoleo/)

## More by William H. McMaster

> [Giving free advice is a sad waste of effort. In the first place, no man will act upon it unless he is already inclined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-mcmaster/giving-free-advice-is-a-sad-waste-of-effort-in-the-first-place-no-man/)

William H. McMaster

> [I came to the conclusion, that if my advice wouldn't be taken by those who needed it most and was stolen by those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-mcmaster/i-came-to-the-conclusion-that-if-my-advice-wouldn-t-be-taken-by-those/)

William H. McMaster

> [Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-mcmaster/advice-is-a-peculiar-commodity-those-who-have-the-capacity-to-give/)

William H. McMaster

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