- Ask advice of an ignorant man and he will think you are his enemy.~ Arabian Proverb
- Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.~ The Holy Bible
- Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.~ Jim Rohn
- Asking is the sister of knowing.~ Maltese Proverb
- Ask for your wife’s advice and then do the opposite.~ Arabian Proverb
- Ask me what are my virtues, not about the color of my skin.~ Arabian Proverb
- Ask ten brewers and you will get eleven opinions.~ Swiss Proverb
- Ask the experienced rather than the learned.~ Arabian Proverb
- Asking is no sin, and being refused is no tragedy.~ Russian Proverb
- Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.~ Robert Half
- Ask with urgency and passion.~ James Balfour
- Ask yourself, “Am I now ready to make some changes.” ~ Jack Canfield
- Better to ask twice than to lose your way once.~ Danish Proverb
- Don’t ask me where I am going but where I have come from.~ African Proverb
- He that asks knows one shame; he that doesn’t knows two.~ Armenian Proverb
- If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!~ W. Clement Stone
- If you are offered a bull, do not ask how much milk he will give.~ Arabian Proverb
- It’s not shameful not to know, but it’s shameful not to ask.~ Azerbaijani Proverb
- It’s amazing what you don’t get when you don’t ask.~ Berney Neufeld
- Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.~ Chinese Proverb
- Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.~ Bernard M. Baruch
- My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.~ Peter F. Drucker
- No one is without knowledge except he who asks no questions.~ African Proverb
- Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.~ Robert F. Kennedy
- The answerer is inferior to the asker.~ Indian Proverb
- They asked a bullfrog, “Why do you croak all the time?” He replied, “I’m enchanted with my voice.”~ Armenian Proverb
- The person who asks for little deserves nothing.~ Mexican Proverb
- To ask a favor from a miser is like trying to make a hole in water.~ Armenian Proverb
- We don’t always get what we deserve, but we often get what we ask for.~ Victor C. Dymowski
- We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca
- When asked, “What news from the sea?” The fish replied “I have a lot to say, but my mouth is full of water.~ Armenian Proverb
- You create your opportunities by asking for them.~ Patty Hansen
- You don’t always get what you ask for, but you never get what you don’t ask for… unless it’s contagious!~ Franklyn Broude
- You’ve got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world’s most powerful — and neglected — secret to success and happiness.~ Percy Ross


