Counsel Quotes

337 quotes by 242 authors

Friendly counsel cuts off many foes. — William Shakespeare
Three may keep counsel, if two be away. — John Heywood
Where's the man who counsel can bestow, still pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know. — Alexander Pope
As we look into the future, we are going to need to be stronger and more responsible for our choices in a world where people… — James E. Faust
To the counsel of fools a wooden bell. — George Herbert
President Hinckley is not only a living prophet but also a living seer. He sees things that others do not see. He has the gift… — David E. Sorensen
He who keeps his own counsel keeps his affairs in his own hands. — Umar
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours… — William Halsey
He that will write well in any tongue must follow this counsel of Aristotle: to speak as the common people do, to think as wise… — Roger Ascham
Imposition of the death penalty is arbitrary and capricious. Decision of who will live and who will die for his crime turns less on the… — Gerald Heaney
This is of monumental significance. The gift has been given - what we make of it is up to us. Unless we listen to counsel… — F. Burton Howard
In our search to obtain relief from the stresses of life, may we earnestly seek ways to simplify our lives. May we comply with the… — L. Tom Perry
No, no; 'tis all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow, But no man's virtue nor sufficiency To… — William Shakespeare
My soul gave me good counsel, teaching me to love. Love was for me a delicate thread stretched between two adjacent pegs, but now it… — Rumi
If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy material injury from external annoyance; when… — George Washington
Seek ye counsel of the aged for their eyes have looked on the faces of the years and their ears have hardened to the voices… — Khalil Gibran
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart. — Confucius
Good counsel rejected returns to enrich the givers bosom. — Oliver Goldsmith
In addition to inviting us to hold personal and family scripture study, Heavenly Father wants us to regularly study and apply what we have learned… — Robert D. Hales
Here thou, great Anna! Whom three realms obey, / Dost sometimes counsel takeâ€”and sometimes tea. — Alexander Pope

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