There Is As Much Difference Between The Counsel That A Friend Giveth, And That A Man Giveth Himself, As There Is Between Counsel Of A Friend And A Flatterer.

There Is As Much Difference Between The Counsel That A Friend Giveth, And That A Man Giveth Himself, As There Is Between Counsel Of A Friend And A Flatterer.

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There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth,
and that a man giveth himself, as there is between counsel of a friend
and a flatterer.
-- Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

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