“It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.”
The Portrait of Mr. W. H. (1889), p. 5
Source: Lady Windermere's Fan
“Avoid taking advice from someone who gives advice for a living, unless there is a penalty for their advice.”
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
,
book
Skin in the Game
Source: Skin in the Game (2018), p. 23
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