In vain he craves advice who will not follow it.
Meaning: Asking for advice is pointless if you never intend to heed it.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
Equivalents in French
- French: Pour néant demande conseil qui ne le veut croire (literally: He asks advice in vain who will not follow it)
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