wise counsel
Sound practical direction
Wise counsel is thoughtful advice from someone with experience or good judgment.
The phrase often appears in formal or literary contexts: She sought wise counsel before making her decision.
A person who gives such advice may be called a wise counselor or simply described as offering wise counsel.
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- ethical dilemmasHard choices between competing values
- elderSenior figure of authority
- old soulPerson inexplicably mature
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
foresight · sage · insight · discernment · advisor · sage advice · Solomon · Nestor · humility · good judgment · personal growth · integrity · empathy · philosopher · voice of reason · moral compass · ethical behavior · teacher
- personal guidancetherapy, coaching, mentoring, life coach, therapist
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- wisdomsagacity, sapience, discernment, insight, prudence
- Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, King Solomon, Solomon, instruction
- Elder Wisdomelder, mentor, sage, elder statesman, elders
- Arthurian LegendKing Arthur, Merlin, Excalibur, Camelot, Lancelot
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