“Always ask for advice but never take it.”
Paul Holmes Holst (1997) p. 106.
Holst's maxim according to Vaughan Williams.
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English composer 1874–1934Related quotes

“A prince who is not wise himself will never take good advice.”
Variant: Variant translation: A prince who is not wise himself cannot be wisely counseled.
Source: The Prince (1513), Ch. 23; translated by W. K. Marriot
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“We ask advice, but we mean approbation.”
Vol. I; CXC
Lacon (1820)

Source: The Dangerous Summer (1985), Ch. 1