“Nothing is given so profusely as advice.”

—  François de La Rochefoucauld , book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

On ne donne rien si libéralement que ses conseils.
Maxim 110.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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On ne donne rien si libéralement que ses conseils.

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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