"The worst waste of breath, next to playing……" — Kin Hubbard
"The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son"
More Advising Quotes
- More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance… — Gary Bauer
- The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment. — Lord Chesterfield
- These phantoms speak with human voices . . . able to vanish or appear at will, to pass in and… — Charles Lindbergh
- Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting.… — Oscar Wilde
- The desire of advising has a very extensive prevalence; and, since advice cannot be given but to those that will… — Samuel Johnson
- If a wave of service sweeps over the land, catching everyone in its enthusiasm, it will be able to wipe… — Sathya Sai Baba
- The sin of Kibr (arrogance) is actually worse than many of the sins that we would be advising [other] people… — Yasmin Mogahed
- Advising Mrs. Harris was the least I could do," David said smoothly. "After all, she was the one who brought… — Sabrina Jeffries
- Maybe some percentage that’s substantially larger than 95 percent of VCs add zero value. I would bet that 70-80 percent… — Vinod Khosla
- Advising the average person to not concern herself with calories but instead to pay attention to hunger triggers and eating… — Chalene Johnson
- Old men are always advising young men to save money. That is bad advice. Don't save every nickel. Invest in… — Henry Ford
- Ben's Mr. Market allegory may seem out-of-date in today's investment world, in which most professionals and academicians talk of efficient… — Warren Buffett