In vain he craves advice who will not follow it.

More proverbs about Challenge

• He that's afraid of wounds must not come nigh a battle. If you fear getting hurt, stay out of the fight — risk is action's price.
• April borrows three days of March, and they are ill. Early spring often turns wintry again, as harsh as the month just past.
• Bachelors grin, but married men laugh till their hearts ache. A bachelor's idle grin can't match the fuller joys — and aches — of married life.
• Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble. Unwanted noise or distraction worsens suffering; provide comfort matching the sufferer's…
• There's no great banquet but some fare ill. Even at abundance's height, someone's needs remain unmet or dissatisfied.
• A man may bear till his back breaks. Endless patience and burden-carrying eventually reach a breaking point beyond which colla…