What does this mean?- ';A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.';?

';A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.'; ... any ideas on what it means.. give me some insight id like to know alot about it .. it sounded very interesting..What does this mean?- ';A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.';?
It means that after realizing you have a committed grave error you are not likely to repeat it as you will remember it for your entire life.


But advise is easily forgotten or ignored.What does this mean?- ';A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.';?
It means that people sometimes have to learn the hard way. If you live through an experience or make your own mistakes, you will learn more than you ever would solely from advise from someone else.
People are more willing to learn from their mistakes rather than listening to what others have to say about the topic...
if your driving in the snow and you hit the brakes and the car starts sliding and turning sideways and you finely stop .this is the first time it ever happend. scary? ... if all you did was read about it scary?...