Giving unwanted advice in terms of aphorisms, like Polonius from "Hamlet". In the play, Polonius gives generic advice to multiple characters, which winds out being terrible every time. The people who do this usually do not follow the advice they dish out. Similar to, but not the same as, being "patronizing" to someone. As a verb, "Polonize".
A: "Remember, a penny saved is a penny earned!"
B: "Dude, you asked me for 5$ last week which you still have not paid back. You have no right to be so polonizing."
B: "Dude, you asked me for 5$ last week which you still have not paid back. You have no right to be so polonizing."
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