Nìng chī xiān táo yìkǒu; bù chī làn xìng yī kuāng.

寧吃仙桃一口, 不吃爛杏一筐。

Lit It is better to have [only] one mouthful of the celestial peach than to eat a basket of rotten apricots.

Fig It is better to have fewer and better than to have more but worse; quality is more important than quantity.

Topics COMPARISON QUALITY QUANTITY