qiān​rén​zhī​nuò​nuò​bù​rú​yī​shì​zhī'è'è

better to have one honest critic than a thousand yes-men

千人之诺诺,不如一士之谔谔 千人之諾諾,不如一士之諤諤 qiān​rén​zhī​nuò​nuò​bù​rú​yī​shì​zhī'è'è
better to have one honest critic than a thousand yes-men
one person's honest and forthright criticism is more valuable than the mindless compliance of a thousand people; literally, the 'yes yes' of a thousand people is not as good as the 'honest speech' of one scholar

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