Shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú; rén zhì chá zé wú tú.

水至清則無魚, 人至察則無徒。

Lit [If] water is too clear, there will be no fish [in it, and if] a person is too discerning [in his or her observations], (s)he'll have no followers.

Fig People who insist on being too precise about things will not have any followers or friends.

Note [See also shuǐ qīng, wú dà yú and shuǐ qīng, yǎngbude yú and shuǐ tài qīng above.]

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