counsel
a counsel of despair an action to be taken when all else fails.
2003Guardian This is not a counsel of despair. The argument in favour of the euro can be won, as Winning From Behind, a pamphlet published today by Britain in Europe, argues.
a counsel of perfection advice that is ideal but not feasible.
1986E. Hall in Home Owner Manual Twice yearly desludging has been recommended but this is probably a counsel of perfection.
keep your own counsel say nothing about what you think or plan.