A brass watering can pours over a wilted potted plant standing in a puddle against pale grey.

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Agatha Christie

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Wise counsel will almost certainly be brushed aside, the speaker says wryly, yet that inevitability does not excuse keeping quiet. The remark mixes resignation with stubborn good will: offering guidance is worthwhile in itself, even when the listener is unlikely to take any notice.

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