Advice Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Advice Bad example Example Good advice
Old men like to give good advice in order to console themselves for not being any longer able to set bad examples. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Old men are fond of giving advice to console themselves for being no longer in a position to give bad examples. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The best way to get a man to do something is to suggest they are too old for it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Listen to the advice of older people. Not because they're right, but because they have the most experience being wrong. — Anmol Andore Copy Share Image
It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example. — Don Meyer Copy Share Image
You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
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You don't need to take a persons advice to make him feel good, just ask him for it. — Laurence J. Peter Copy Share Image
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[A]s you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air.… — Dr. Seuss Copy Share Image