A diamond with a flaw is preferable to a common stone with none.
More Chinese Proverbs:
To know and know that you know, not to know and know that you don't know, that is to know.Chinese
Gold has its price; learning is beyond price.
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Kindle not a fire you cannot put out.
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You can live with tea and cold rice but not with cold words.
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Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.
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One's own meat dishes are not as delicious as other's vegetarian ones.
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