línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng
take practical steps to achieve a goal
- take practical steps to achieve a goal
- It is better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish; one should take practical action instead of just wishing for success.
- action is better than idle longing
- to take action rather than idle wishing; literally: rather than standing by the edge of a deep pool and longing for fish, it is better to go home and weave a net
- taking action is better than idling
- better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond and long for fish; it is more productive to take practical steps to achieve a goal than to merely admire it from afar
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- 临渊羡鱼 línyuānxiànyú