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Ask no questions and hear no lies

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

No one is without knowledge except he who asks no questions.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about knowledge

How come that when I lost my sheep and could not find it, I was questioned; but the hyena who was found with the sheepskin is not questioned.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The one who asks questions doesn't lose his way.

Proverbs and old sayings

A fool can ask more questions in a minute than a wise man can answer in an hour.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

Conversation is like making love; the man is the question, the woman the answer, and the union of both will bear fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings about union, conversation, question, woman, love, man

He that nothing questions, nothing learns.

Proverbs and old sayings British about nothing

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Proverbs and old sayings about honesty

If you really want honesty, then don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Proverbs and old sayings about honesty

If you ask questions, you cannot avoid answers.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

The real scholar is not afraid to ask questions of his pupil.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about real estate

Never has a man more need of his intelligence than when a fool asks him a question.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, question, need, man

One fool may ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

One who is afraid of asking questions is ashamed of learning.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Hasty questions require slow answers.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about man

Wise people can't answer the most foolish questions.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about people

Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A fool can ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

One fool may ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man