WHY DON'T PEOPLE LISTEN TO GOOD ADVICE......( Article by Dr. Sigmund T. Schukelgruber )

There is something about The Human Condition that makes people ignore good advice. Is it because of their reckless self-belief in backing their own judgement or what ? Does pride, prejudice, arrogance, ignorance, stubbornness and vanity play a part in all this ? Why, I've seen people reject advice when all they were told was to seek urgent advice from professionals and experts. Moreover, they even ignore the collective wisdom passed down from the dawn of time in age old proverbs.
Advice which backs and supports people's original decision or course of action is warmly ignored because it doesn't undermine their position or judgement. Good advice which usually recommends changing their views, decisions and actions is never well received. Inevitably, such impertinent advice is quickly dismissed, especially if it happens to come from those perceived as adversaries or opponents. 
Indeed, over the years this bizarre phenomenon has been commented upon by learned scholars, poets and writers intrigued as to what motives might be involved. So let's enjoy reading the observations of those who have wondered why people have  always ignored good advice......

- We give advice by the bucket , but take it by the grain   ( William Auger )
- The trouble with good advice is that it usually interferes with our plans   ( Croft M. Pentz ) 
- No one wants advice , only corroboration
- Some of us only ask for advice when we are looking for an answer different from the one we
  know or fear   ( Ivern Ball ) 
- A fool thinks he needs no advice, but a wise man listens to others  ( Proverbs 12:15 )
- The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome , and that which is not wanted evidently 
   an effrontery
- There is nothing we receive with so much reluctance as advice  ( Joseph Addison ) 
-  Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least 
   ( Earl of Chesterfield ) 
- The worst men often give the best advice  ( Bailey )
- Advice is least heeded when most needed
- Let men be wise by instinct if they can , but when this fails be wise by good advice
- To know the road ahead , ask those coming back  ( Chinese proverb )