Top Ten Advice Quotes: Things You Should Never Do
"I always advise people never to give advice."
— P.G. Wodehouse
When people give advice, sometimes they're offering insights they've discovered by watching how the world works. Other times, they're sharing wisdom they learned the hard way. Either way, it makes for entertaining reading.
We hope you enjoy these words of advice about things you should never do.
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"Never mistake motion for action."
— Ernest Hemingway
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
— Napoleon Bonaparte
— Calvin Coolidge
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"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died."
— Erma Bombeck
"Never insult seven men when all you're packing is a six-shooter."
— Zane Grey
"Never spend your money before you have it."
— Thomas Jefferson
"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."
— Phyllis Diller
"Never laugh at live dragons."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
"Never argue with people who buy ink by the gallon."
— Tommy Lasorda
"Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected."
— Red Buttons
And More...
"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
— Babe Ruth
"Never complain and never explain."
— Benjamin Disraeli
"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right."
— Isaac Asimov
"Never invest in anything that eats or needs repainting."
— Billy Rose
"Never believe anything until it's officially denied."
— Margaret Atwood
— Dag Hammarskjöld
"Never assume that the guy understands that you and he have a relationship."
— Dave Barry
"Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first."
— Josh Billings
From Movies and Television...
"Never, ever put an electrical device in your pants."
— Tim Allen, on Home Improvement
"Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"
— Vizzini, in The Princess Bride
"Never eat more than you can lift."
— Miss Piggy, on The Muppet Show
"Never send a monkey to do a man's job."
— Mark Wahlberg, in Planet of the Apes