Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

When a man wants your advice he generally wants your praise

In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.