Huò bǐ huò děi rēng; rén bǐ rén děi sǐ.

貨比貨得扔, 人比人得死。

Lit [If some] goods [are] compared with others, [then the inferior ones] ought to be thrown out; [if some] people [are] compared with others, [then the inferior ones ought to] die.

Fig One should not compare goods or people; just be content with what you have or can afford. “Comparisons are odious.”

Note [See also rén bǐ rén below.]

Topics COMPARISON