It seems that bad advice that's fun will always be better known than than good advice that's dull-no matter how useless that fun advice is.

About Solon

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Solon (; Ancient Greek: Σόλων; c. 639 – c. 559 BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher (philosopher in an etymological sense), and poet. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece and is credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against...

More quotations from Solon

Reprove thy friend privately; commend him publicly.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Question: How can justice be secured in Athens?
Solon: If those who are not injured feel as indignant as those who are.

justice injury indignance

More quotations tagged with “advice”

Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.

—Randy Pausch

Many receive advice, few profit by it.

—Publilius Syrus

The advice of friends must be received with a judicious reserve; we must not give ourselves up to it and follow it blindly, whether right or wrong.

—Pierre Charron

The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.

—Hannah Whitall Smith

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.

History

11 Jul 2015 Added