The Best Advice Ever Given (1001)

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In need of a bit of good advice? Well here is some of the best advice ever recorded--a compendium of personal tips traditional proverbs and clever observations from the literary political and entertainment world. 1001 Pieces of World-Wise Advice covers such diverse topics as life love success forgiveness friendship character health and many more including: "Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example."--Franois de La Rochefoucauld "The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want."--Ben Stein "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Moms. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."--Nelson Algren "When people talk listen completely. Most people never listen."--Ernest Hemingway "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."--Oscar Wilde "The secret of business is to know something nobody else knows."--Aristotle Onassis "In baiting a mousetrap with cheese be sure to leave room for the mouse."--H. H. Munro ("Saki") "Keep cool; anger is not an argument."--Daniel Webster "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig."--Source Unknown "Forgive your enemies but never forget their names."--John F. Kennedy "If someone offers you a breath mint accept it."--H. Jackson Brown "In the fight between you and the world back the world."--Franz Kafka