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> [Before you give advice, that is to say advice which you have not been asked to give, it is well to put to yourself two questions - namely, what is your motive for giving it, and what is it likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mackail/before-you-give-advice-that-is-to-say-advice-which-you-have-not-been/)

John William Mackail

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## More by John William Mackail

> [Before you give advice, that is to say advice which you have not been asked to give, it is well to put to yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mackail/before-you-give-advice-that-is-to-say-advice-which-you-have-not-been/)

John William Mackail

> [The desire to give advice is itself a symptom of disapproval; and further, it is usually the result of a desire to express that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mackail/the-desire-to-give-advice-is-itself-a-symptom-of-disapproval-and/)

John William Mackail

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