"Go not to                            the Elves for counsel,
 for they will                            say both no and yes.
 Elves seldom give                            unguarded advice,
 for advice is                            a dangerous gift,
 even from the                            wise to the wise,
 and all courses                            may run ill."

 "But what would                            you?"

 "You have not                            told me all concerning yourself;
 and how then                            shall I choose better than you?"

 [Gildor says this                            in response to Frodo]
 -J. R. R.                            Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings