I dont know if it is a fungus or some kind of congenital birth defect, — Advice

"Give then to the poor; I beg, I advise, I charge, I Command you. Give to the poor whatever ye will."

"Askhole n. ~ A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet ALWAYS does the complete opposite of what you told them to do."

"Asked another, smiling but serious, “How can we become better writers than we are?” “Well,” DB advised, for starters, read through the whole history of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics up through last semester. That might help."

"Primo dede mulieris consilio, secundo noli."

"Who cannot give good counsel? tis cheap, it cost them nothing."

"We have no constitutional authority to police the world or involve ourselves in nation building, in making the world safe for our style of democracy. Our founders advised against it and the early presidents followed that advice. If we believe strongly in our ideals, the best way to spread them is to set a good example so that others will voluntarily emulate us. Force will not work. Besides, we do not have the money."