Wasted advice?

 Unarvadhudaiyarmun sollal valavardhul paatthiyul neer sorindhatru - ThirukkuralTo impart advice to he who understands it himself is akin to watering plants that are capable of growing by themselves - Loose TranslationThere are times when you feel that, perhaps, Tiru lived in times when men had a totally different idea about how to go about living. Yeah, I know, I know, they DID live a different