Literary notes about Advice (AI summary)
In literature, "advice" functions as both a directive force and a subtle commentary on wisdom, guiding characters through personal and political dilemmas. It can act as an exclusive mandate reserved for figures of authority, as when counsel is addressed solely to a sovereign ([1]), or as a personal entreaty that shapes relationships and individual choices ([2], [3]). The term also appears in epic narratives, where sage words can shift the tide of conflict or reconciliation ([4], [5]), and in satirical or ironic contexts, where the very act of giving advice underscores human frailties and societal contradictions ([6], [7]). Whether a cherished guideline or an admonitory remark, "advice" in these works encapsulates the delicate interplay between guidance and autonomy.
- For the Advice is addressed to the Soveraign only, whose person cannot in his own presence, be represented to him, by another.
— from Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes - The only advice I can offer you is, to give her time.”
— from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins - If you had asked my advice in the matter—which you didn’t do, Marilla—I’d have said for mercy’s sake not to think of such a thing, that’s what.”
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery - [ The great Theodosius, in his judicious advice to his son, (Claudian in iv.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Agamemnon pursues this advice, and Nestor further prevails upon him to send ambassadors to Achilles, in order to move him to a reconciliation.
— from The Iliad by Homer - Free expert assistance How to get free advice about your computer, software and other things.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - But speak, lovely Kamala, couldn't you still give me one small advice?" "An advice?
— from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
