Carolyn Wells Quotes

Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.

I have no wisdom and nothing useful to tell you - I only mentioned this because it came into my head.

Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example.

We are never so generous as when giving advice.

The desire of advising has a very extensive prevalence; and, since advice cannot be given but to those that will hear it, a patient listener is necessary to the accommodation of all those who desire to be confirmed in the opinion of their own wisdom: a patient listener, however, is not always to be had; the present age, whatever age is present, is so vitiated and disordered, that young people are readier to talk than to attend, and good counsel is only thrown away upon those who are full of their own perfections.

Many a man wins glory for prudence by seeking advice, then seeking advice as to what advice would be best to take, and finally following appetite.

I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts.

Where's the man who counsel can bestow, still pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know.

Creating some god for one's inspirations was always a good way to avoid accusations of pride should the scheme succeed, as well as the blame if did not.

My advice is to treat [credit cards] like what they are: little plastic grenades that must be handled very carefully.

We often credit ourselves with vices the reverse of what we have, thus when weak we boast of our obstinacy.

...one doubts existence of free will [because] every action determined by heredity, constitution, example of others or teaching of others." "This view should teach one profound humility, one deserves no credit for anything...nor ought one to blame others.

Be niggards of advice on no pretense; For the worst avarice is that of sense.

People will have a problem with whatever you do. At the end of the day, nobody can determine what you need to do in order to be successful and why would you listen to someone who is not successful tell you what you need to do?

A good friend just told me that the key to a successful marriage was to argue naked! I'm gonna do that from now on, when that rarely happens.

Get the advice of everybody whose advice is worth having - they are very few - and then do what you think best yourself.

It was juvenile, he knew, this need to assign blame, but everyone had a right to childish emotions from time to time, didn't they?

I want you to say to me right from the start, "We are here to serve customers. We're not here for me to make a lot of money. We're not here to bet on interest rates or credit spreads. We are here to serve our customers really well over a long period of time, and that's how you build a successful business." And so I want to see that, too, you know?

As far as advice goes, an ex-father in law of mine once gave me the best advice I ever heard. He said, "Take my advice and do what you want to." So with that, go on.

I don't look so much for tips. But when they interview a Nicklaus or a Palmer, I'm all ears. I listen to guys who have done it, been successful for years.

You have to let your team get all the credit for all the good stuff that happens, and you take responsibility for the bad stuff.

my parents ... had decided early on that all of the problems in my family had somehow to do with me. All roads led to Roseyville, a messy, chaotic town where, as parents, they were required to visit, but could never get out of quick enough or find a decent parking place.

But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise.

I'm basically a very lazy person who likes to get credit for things other people actually do.

There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.... I'm the responsible officer of the Government.