Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society learn to admire rightly the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire. William Makepeace Thackeray
To give counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose. Danish Proverb
The healthful man can give counsel to the sick. English Proverb