لا خاب من استشار

English translation: Advice is ever in want

21:23 May 22, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: لا خاب من استشار
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English translation:Advice is ever in want
Explanation:
Advice is ever in want
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Hani Hassaan
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Summary of answers provided
5Advice is ever in want
Hani Hassaan
5Wisdom is found in those who take advice
Lamis Maalouf
4Whoever seeks advice is; never disappointed.
Morano El-Kholy
4He who seeks advice will not fail
Samaa Zeitoun
3He who cosults, disappointed not
Mohsin Alabdali
3to know the road ahead, ask those coming back
hassan zekry
2if you don't ask, you don't get
Nidhal Zarrad


  

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Advice is ever in want


Explanation:
Advice is ever in want

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
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Wisdom is found in those who take advice


Explanation:
This is a well known proverb from the Bible. I think it goes very well with what you want which is seeking advice and also the description of having wisdom to convey the meaning of
لا خاب
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs 13:10&v...

Lamis Maalouf
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Whoever seeks advice is; never disappointed.


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Morano El-Kholy
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He who cosults, disappointed not


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Mohsin Alabdali
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He who seeks advice will not fail


Explanation:
خيبة may mean failure, as well as disappointment خيبة أمل
http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&word=خيبة&se...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-05-23 03:45:31 GMT)
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A relevant proverb from the Phillipines:
He who seeks advice seldom errs
http://www.google.com.eg/search?q=he who seeks advice seldom...

Samaa Zeitoun
United States
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to know the road ahead, ask those coming back


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hassan zekry
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if you don't ask, you don't get


Explanation:
if you don't ask, you don't get

Nidhal Zarrad
Local time: 12:36
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