Most men give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
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Reported in Raphael Lewin, Ed., The New Era (1872), Volume 2, p. 315.William R. Alger
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People ask what gives me the authority to give advice? I say, First of all, I don't give advice. Dr Phil gives advice. Mr T helps people. I motivate them, I inspire them, I give them hope, and I plant the seed so they can feel good about themselves.
Mr. T
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.Samuel Woodworth
If any one owe a debt for a loan, and a storm prostrates the grain, or the harvest fail, or the grain does not grow for lack of water; in that year he need not give his creditor any grain, he washes his debt-tablet in water and pays no rent for this year.
Hammurabi
My advice to you, if you want to lose a bit of weight: don't eat anything that comes in a bucket. Buckets are the kitchen utensils of the farmyard.
Billy Connolly
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