He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee hath laid out.
It was observed of Elizabeth that she was weak herself, but chose wise counsellors; to which it was replied, that to choose wise counsellors was, in a prince, the highest wisdom.
Be thine own privy counsellor.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them.
Every king needs a counsellor, a counsellor who is never afraid of the king.